Is OpenWeb defined somewhere?  This (http://openwebfoundation.org/) doesn't 
seem to be what you are talking about.

We advertise "dhtml" as running on any browser that supports "ECMAScript v3, 
DOM Level 2, and CSS 2.1" (http://www.openlaszlo.org/requirements/)

Is there a term for that?

On 2010-08-10, at 17:13, Raju Bitter wrote:

> I think it's about coming up with an answer to that question. I'm just
> trying to motivate some of the people on this mailing lists to come up
> with good answers.
> 
> You could call it "JavaScript Runtime". "Web Runtime" is used by Nokia
> and Azingo to describe their mobile frameworks (webkit+js+css+html5)
> for creating mobile apps.
> 
> But OpenWeb runtime pretty much describes what you are aiming for, a
> runtime based on the standard which are created as part of the open
> web. Actually better than HTML5, but of course it's not as technical
> as Ajax or DHTML.
> 
> In 12-18 months many people will be building mobile app with OL, and
> terms like RIA and Ajax are less relevant, especially with the mobile
> app success. Some of the open web folks have been saying that FF and
> Webkit are essentially the runtimes of the open web.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:44 PM, P T Withington <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 2010-08-10, at 16:32, Raju Bitter wrote:
>> 
>>> As an Adobe expert said: OL DHTML is the closest you can get to Flash
>>> without using Flash, but many people don't know that fact. To me,
>>> DHTML sounds old, ugly and out-dated.
>> 
>> Can we get that "on the record"?
>> 
>> My only fear with switching to HTML5 is that that will be stale in a few 
>> years too.
>> 
>> We want a term that means just what your Adobe guy said:  Flash without 
>> Flash.  What do the other popular frameworks like JQuery call themselves?  
>> Are they still saying AJAX?  Can we invent a new term that conveys what is 
>> special about OL, and own that term, so it can't go stale?


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