Allen Wirfs-Brock wrote:
On Jun 22, 2015, at 12:51 PM, C. Scott Ananian <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
It's not too surprising: it's the same reason why the ES6 spec was
just published *on paper*, with the html version being explicitly
flagged as non-normative.
Actually the above is not correct. Both the HTML and PDF renderings
are generated from the same normative source document. Both rendering
are considered normative by Ecma International.
What the HtML version <http://ecma-international.org/ecma-262/6.0/>
says is:
"The PDF version is the definitive specification. Any
discrepancies between this HTML rendering and the PDF rendering
are unintentional."
That text is there be make it clear how disputes should be resolved in
anybody thinks the two rendering disagree on any point. They don’, but
just in case somebody wants to start a fight we have predetermined the
outcome.
I guess C. Scott's point is more about email being decades older than
Discourse (or other server-side/proprietary discussion software).
OTOH I know people (dherman, cough) who can't hack the email load of
es-discuss, and do not like the well-known email tendency to have
threads run off the rails into endless digression and argumentation.
But Arv's point about gmail mute feature is good. I think any competent
email reader should have that.
If not, does Discourse support email as a first-class subscription
mechanism? That (plus mute) might help.
/be
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