- From: Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:59:58 -0700
- To: Cameron Jones <cmhjones@gmail.com>
- Cc: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@annevk.nl>, Henry Story <henry.story@bblfish.net>, Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>, public-webapps <public-webapps@w3.org>, public-webappsec@w3.org
On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 9:55 AM, Cameron Jones <cmhjones@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Adam Barth <w3c@adambarth.com> wrote: >> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 4:37 AM, Cameron Jones <cmhjones@gmail.com> wrote: >>> So, this is a non-starter. Thanks for all the fish. >> >> That's why we have the current design. > > Yes, i note the use of the word "current" and not "final". > > Ethics are a starting point for designing technology responsibly. If > the goals can not be met for valid technological reasons then that it > a unfortunate outcome and one that should be avoided at all costs. > > The costs of supporting legacy systems has real financial implications > notwithstanding an ethical ideology. If those costs become too great, > legacy systems loose their impenetrable pedestal. > > The architectural impact of supporting for non-maintained legacy > systems is that web proxy intermediates are something we will all have > to live with. Welcome to the web. We support legacy systems. If you don't want to support legacy systems, you might not enjoy working on improving the web platform. Adam
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