Ian Hickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 16 May 2008, Julian Reschke wrote: > > > > If yes, then XHR can't be published earlier. If no, let's rephrase stuff
> > so that HTML5 isn't required. > > No, this isn't accurate. We can publish XHR whenever we like. The only > thing that would stop us is blind obediance to process. Conversely, completely ignoring the process is not an option either. I don't think that's what you're suggesting, though. > In practice [having XHR depend on HTML5] is unlikely to be an issue since > the goal is to get interoperable implementations, not a slavish drive to > REC, and thus waiting for years at CR stage is not a problem. I agree with that. CSS2.1 has been at CR stage, gone back to WD for a few years, and back to CR again. I suspect that it will be a very long time before HTML5 is "complete". -- Stewart Brodie Software Engineer ANT Software Limited
