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Which HTML 5 spec is that exactly? HTML 5 is a "living standard", which is a horrible idea for documents that might be archived for 10 years, like email. Note
by gnud 7y ago
Which HTML 5 spec is that exactly?
HTML 5 is a "living standard", which is a horrible idea for documents that might be archived for 10 years, like email.
Note, I'm not condoning the status quo, but let's think about what we actually want here.
- egeozcan 7y agoA proper browser can display all HTML documents crated like, ever, if you can live with some imperfections that are there to deal with improper browsers in the first place. I mean, I get your point, and it makes sense, and for a similar reason we didn't get WebSQL. But I think HTML is special in this regard. Everyone just accepted the complexity of dealing with all sorts of documents.
- zeven7 7y agoHTML 5 maintains backwards compatibility. HTML from 20 years ago still works today.