- From: Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:00:02 -0500
- To: spec-prod@w3.org
On 8/21/2011 10:15 PM, Liam R E Quin wrote: > Seems to me a requirement should be that the format issuitable for > archiving. This means that the document indicates to exactly which > version of which specification(s) it conforms, and actually does > conform. > > Without a formal public identifier in the doctype declaration, or a > version attribute on the HTML element, I don't personally consider it > acceptable to use HTML 5 in a situation in which long term archiving is > expected. > > Even with such version indication, HTML 5 must obviously not be used in > archived contexts until it is a stable specification - in W3C terms that > means a Recommendation. I agree. If it is not yet a standard, then there are features at risk. Once there is a recommendation and stable deployments that support the recommendation, it makes sense to permit its use in W3C specifications. Not before. -- Shane McCarron Managing Director, Applied Testing and Technology, Inc. +1 763 786 8160 x120
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