- From: MegaZone <megazone@livingston.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 23:19:32 -0700 (PDT)
- To: www-html@w3.org
Once upon a time Daniel W. Connolly shaped the electrons to say... >In message <199607160227.TAA28866@server.livingston.com>, MegaZone writes: >> 'Nearly all' is not >>acceptable, we should be looking for 'all compliant' browsers. If a browser >>decided to do something outside of the standard, that should not be the >>concern of those setting the next standard. >Would that it were so... I'm talking in relative weighting I guess you could say -which should be a greater concern: Breaking something that has adhered to the spec as best they could. Breaking something that deliberately violates the spec. Given the choice between those to I would always pick the second - they went outside the spec, so they knew the risks. I know that there will be times when the former is unavoidable - but I still say it is a last resort and other avenues should be taken. -MZ -- Livingston Enterprises - Chair, Department of Interstitial Affairs Phone: 800-458-9966 510-426-0770 FAX: 510-426-8951 megazone@livingston.com For support requests: support@livingston.com <http://www.livingston.com/> Snail mail: 6920 Koll Center Parkway #220, Pleasanton, CA 94566
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