- From: David Håsäther <hasather@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 14:10:08 +0100
Yuhong Bao wrote: > I agree that the HTML5 DOCTYPE should be optional Note that this is only the case for the XML serialization. > but how about expanding it to the full thing like the HTML 4.01 DOCTYPE? As the FAQ explains[1] the only reason for the inclusion of the DOCTYPE declaration in the spec is to trigger standards mode in browsers, and <!doctype html> does just that. Using the full form would only waste bytes as browsers don't use that information anyway. [1] http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/FAQ#What_will_the_DOCTYPE_be.3F -- David H?s?ther
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