- From: Ethan Fremen <mindlace@majordomo.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 15:05:40 +0000
- To: Murray Altheim <altheim@eng.sun.com>
- CC: www-html@w3.org
Murray Altheim wrote: > The idea that one needs to author one's documents in the "latest thing" > is pervasive but almost idiotic in its logic (no offense to you intended). None taken. In fact, the reason I want to use standards is for forward-compatibility reasons. I want to make a page, stick it at a URL, and have Mozilla 10 render the page correctly. > Note that ISO believes their version of HTML [ISOHTML] will have a > lifespan of up to 25 years. It's better to opt for interoperability > rather than flash in my book, but I realize this goes against common > marketing droid wisdom. > [ISOHTML] http://www.ornl.gov/sgml/wg8/document/n1966/FinalCD.html Now *this* is interesting. Thanks very much for the link. The point is I'm not a marketing droid, I need to reach blind users, and I want my pages to stand the test of time. While still doing so in an interesting, aesthetically pleasing, manner. -- Ethan "mindlace" Fremen you cannot abdicate responsibility for your ideology.
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