- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:00:36 +0000 (UTC)
On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, Erik Wilde wrote: > > i think by looking at the decisions what to focus on and what to add to > html5, it is fair to say that the current html5 spec mostly focuses on > making the web a better place for browser-based applications. which is > an important and worthwhile thing to do, but it really has a specific > subset of the web in mind, and specific business models, if i dare say > so. when thinking of the interests involved, it is apparent that there > are more influential entities who are interested in a better web for > browser-based applications, whereas there are fewer major voices arguing > for the web becoming a better large-scale information system, because > this interest is not so much coupled with direct business interests of > any major player. That is indeed the focus; in fact what is now the HTML5 spec was originally called "Web Applications 1.0". > personally, i think it is unfortunate that this almost inevitably > undervalues the benefits of turning the web into a better information > system (and not just a better ajax platform), and i am wondering how the > html5 process could be tweaked to be a bit better balanced between these > two issues. HTML4 was focused on a better information system, at the cost of Web apps. HTML5 is just redressing the balance. I imagine going forward that both of these, along with other use cases, will be handled equally. -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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