On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 4:32 AM, Arthur Barstow <art.bars...@nokia.com> wrote: > On 9/5/11 3:34 PM, ext Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: >> >> We should make these kinds of >> decisions *solely* on technical grounds. > > Well surely making decisions on technical grounds is important. However, it > seems a bit simplistic to consider it the only factor. (I seem to recall > some previous decisions were based, for example, on existing implementations > and deployments.)
I consider those technical grounds. Existing implementation and deployment usually affects the viability of a feature. Even if you disagree on the particulars, it's clearly more technical than personal. There's a clear difference between that and an editor's personal attachment to their work. ~TJ