Still no updates on my issues at the W3C HTML WG, but the co-chairs did decide on the fate of longdesc, the focus of another issue: the HTML Working Group hereby adopts the Change Proposal to not include the longdesc attribute in the language. Of the three Change Proposals before us, this one has drawn the weaker […]
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Still no updates on my issues at the W3C HTML WG, but the co-chairs did decide on the fate of longdesc, the focus of another issue: the HTML Working Group hereby adopts the Change Proposal to not include the longdesc attribute in the language. Of the three Change Proposals before us, this one has drawn the weaker […]
I did hear back from HTML5 co-chairs on my issues, and one of the decisions, on Issue 93, was just published. No surprises, the decision was to keep the element. I’ll update this post with the status of the other issues as the decisions are published. Issue 93: Change proposal Counter Proposal Straw poll results Decision
Stephen Shankland of CNet published an article, Growing pains afflict HTML5 standardization. He sent me an interview email and quoted a small portion of the response. I believe he quoted me fairly. However, I wanted to publish the entire interview, so you can see the material not included. —begin interview— > –What are Hickson’s shortcomings? The […]
Sam Ruby’s take on the CNet HTML5 article: Balanced piece that neither sweeps under the rug nor sensationalizes the differences that we are working through. To me, this is the same as saying, “Nothing to see here folks. Just be sure to step over the dead body on your way out.” I still have not had […]