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Actually, they certainly can - both can co-exist peacefully and feed of each other. I think really this is all kind off a non-issue and stems from a lack of un
by sixdimensional 9y ago
Actually, they certainly can - both can co-exist peacefully and feed of each other. I think really this is all kind off a non-issue and stems from a lack of understanding about standards development.
WHATWG is very much a definition of a "de facto standard" [1] vs the W3C which is more a "de jure standard" [2]. There is a conflict between the two, yes, but both can reasonably exist.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto_standard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_facto_standard
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_jure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_jure
- manigandham 9y agoBut why do they both need to exist? I'm sure they can, since they have up till now, but what benefit is there? W3C is literally just copying the WHATWG documents so I don't see what value it's adding.
- hungryfoolish 9y agoIt's not just copying stuff, it's adding/editing to it. Criteria for such additions/editions seems to be browser interoperability, accessibility, internationalization etc.
- currysausage 9y agoYes, in theory. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6825713/html5-w3c-vs-whatwg-which-gives-the-most-authoritative-spec/43082734#43082734 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6825713/html5-w3c-vs-wha...