Re: Use of https for xhtml names space

This was meant for the list as well. 

On April 3, 2021, Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@hsivonen.fi> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It’s not going to be adjusted. It’s a constant that is compared for
> string equality. It’s not an address that is supposed to get
> dereferenced.
>
> On April 3, 2021, Mitch Turner <mturner@ndia.org> wrote:
> > Thank you for the timely response, sir. Is there any plan to adjust
> > to changes in best practice, security protocols, and new technology?
> > You can’t even go to that link, it is redirected to https, so
> > evidently W3 considers that an invalid link.
> >
> >  
> >
> > While I realize that saying the http version is wrong would make
> > millions of web pages fail validation, now we are in the situation
> > of making any page built to current standards and reality “wrong” in
> > terms of validation—and having a negative impact on security
> > software. It seems that the https could at least be allowed as an
> > option—especially since, as noted, you can’t even get to the link
> > that is the approved standard.
> >
> >  
> >
> > It looks like a fairly complicated process to get something changed.
> > Is there someone that is a member of W3 that the public can contact
> > to make a recommendation, or a path for public input?
> >
> >  
> >
> > Best,
> >
> >  
> >
> > Mitch
> >
> >  
> >
> >
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> > From: Henri Sivonen <hsivonen@hsivonen.fi>
> > Sent: Friday, April 2, 2021 2:53 PM
> > To: www-validator@w3.org; Mitch Turner <mturner@NDIA.ORG>
> > Subject: Re: Use of https for xhtml names space
> >
> >  
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >  This is as intended. The namespace is compared as a string and
> > predates the migration to HTTPS.
> >
>