Hello Eliot,
On 2026-06-13 15:17, Eliot Lear wrote:
To me this is good enough for now. I would like to ask one question:
under this policy, is the RPC empowered to suggest MathML when it is not
present for such short equations/incidental use?
My guess, and preference, would be that they may suggest it, and they
may use it in the final RFC, if they don't force or pressure the author
into using it. The problem may be that the author will be asked to
review MathML markup, but may just respond: "It looks okay in HTML, in
PDF, and in text." In theory, in such a case, if semantic MathML is
used, it could be wrong.
I would hope that the RPC would make the right decisions because that
would reduce unnecessary work both for them and for the authors.
Regards, Martin.
Eliot
On 13.06.2026 01:29, Martin J. Dürst wrote:
Hello Martin (T),
Your text below looks very good to me. I in particular like "provides
an option", which makes it clear that authors aren't forced to use
e.g. MathML for simple equations,....
Regards, Martin.
On 2026-06-12 07:45, Martin Thomson wrote:
I was lazy and seeking to avoid larger changes, but here's what I've
just updated the pull request to say:
OLD:
Mathematical notation in RFCs replaces existing practices for
conveying mathematical content. Inline ASCII and Unicode text or
ASCII art and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVGs) can be replaced by
native support for content that only contains math. In HTML, native
support can then be used in place of such crude alternatives; see
{{guidance}} for more on this. Other publication formats may use the
best solution available for displaying math. This document
specifically removes support for displaying math in Unicode or SVG
figures in the HTML publication format in most cases.
NEW:
Mathematical notation in RFCs provides an option to replace existing
practices for conveying mathematical content. Though some simpler
uses of math can be represented using inline text, native support for
mathematical notation can provide a superior replacement for text,
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), or ASCII art. In HTML, native support
for math can then be used in place of these alternatives. Other
publication formats may use the best solution available for
displaying math.
This is a little shorter, and I hope it accurately conveys the
conclusions from this thread, which is to say that text can work, but
math can be superior. All the text about the necessary exercise of
judgment can be deferred to the concrete policy parts.
Brian, Martin (D), WDYT?
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