- From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 07:25:33 -0500 (EST)
- To: David Poehlman <poehlman1@home.com>
- cc: <kynn-eda@idyllmtn.com>, Martin Sloan <martin.sloan@orange.net>, "'Kynn Bartlett'" <kynn-edapta@idyllmtn.com>, "'Harry Woodrow'" <harrry@email.com>, "'Denise Wood'" <Denise_Wood@operamail.com>, <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
The fact that the guidelines are not finished isn't necessarily important in this case - we are not talking about whether there is a directly applicable standard which must be foolowed, we are talking about whether there is relevant information available, of which a developer ought to be aware. In this case, many browser makers are aware of UAAG and the role of W3C (being members), so it is relevant information. (And nothing more or less - but where there is no explicit law, relevant information is what courts look for to guide them). The matter of choice is of course important. If I choose to use something broken, I can't expect people to make it work for me. But if my employer tells me to use it, I can expect them to be responsible for making sure it works, or replacing it... cheers Charles On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, David Poehlman wrote: ah, but they are not officially turned out yet which is a small but in many circles sugnificant difference. then, there is also the matter of choice. after Martin wrote > As far as I am aware, there is no law which requires that browser makers > encorporate the latest HTML standards into their browsers. and Kynn had replied What about the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines? They are produced by the W3C in the same process as that which produced the WCAG Recommendation, and hold the same status within the W3C. Should the developers of software fear lawsuits for not following UAAG if web developers fear lawsuits (or criminal penalties or whatever) based on WCAG?
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