Jeff McAdams wrote:
Peter Kasting wrote:
There is no other reason to put a codec in the spec -- the primary
reason to spec a behavior (to document vendor consensus) does not
apply. "Some vendors agreed, and some objected violently" is not
"consensus".
But "Most people agreed, and one or two vendors objected violently"
probably is. Just because one or two people are really loud,
doesn't mean that there isn't concensus.
I'm not saying that this is the case, here, but it is possible.
Also, I find the focus on vendors to the exclusion of other
stakeholders a bit concerning.
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Jeff McAdams
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IMHO, the fundamental question here is whether or not the spec should
be concerned solely about creating a standard that is satisfactory for
implementers to follow, or if it should go further and try to make the
standard work well for everyone involved including developers and
consumers.
I am certain that most would like to have a standard that best serves
the entire community.
Joshua Brickner
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