Aye, looks like svg is an excellent niche for blockheaded idealists? Since Rick did call for a *well executed*, *positively spun* campaign, he's reasonably up in the air.. A penny for Omar's thoughts.
Beyond it, let's hope for an avalon based svg implementation in ie8? --- In [email protected], "Rick Bullotta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By halfway I mean SVG Tiny 1.1, per the spec. The "half" part is not implementing SVG Basic or full. > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Omar Abo-Namous > Sent: Sun 7/24/2005 9:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [svg-developers] Native SVG Support in IE8 > > > > Hello, > > if implementing svg natively in ie means the same as the implementation > of other w3c-recommendations, then i am certainly against it. If we > think about the differences in implementing a recommendation as trivial > and yet vital as html or xhtml, then i am clearly against the > implementation (halfway). It would be still better to use the adobe > svg-viewer, which at least tries to implement the svg-rec. to a great > extent.. > > Omar > > Rick Bullotta wrote: > > OK, we all know this isn't in the plans...but maybe, just MAYBE - a well executed, POSITIVELY SPUN, e-mail and press/media campaign upped the pressure on MS to support SVG Tiny 1.1 (the code is 90% done - just retool VML!), with pressure from users, corporate customers, ISV's, media pundits, the mobile providers and equipment vendors, I think it could happen. > > > > Who wants to lead the charge? > > > > If there's any resistance to doing this in the SVG community, that would speak volumes about the prospects of SVG going big-time mainstream. Like it or not, having MS on board partway is better than not at all. > > > > Even cooler would be for the SVG community to donate the implementation code to MS's development organization - we all know how $$$'s are tight there ;). > > > > In any case, whadda ya all think? > > > > - Rick > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ----- > > To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -or- > > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" > > ---- > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > To unsubscribe send a message to: svg-developers- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -or- > visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" > ---- > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
