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http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Feb/0274.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Feb/0274... Hixie's response: "I believe

by chjj 15y ago

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Feb/0274.html http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2012Feb/0274... Hixie's response: "I believe this proposal is unethical and that we should not pursue it." It's safe to say I'm very happy with Hixie being the editor of the html5 spec.

smackfu 15y ago
Benevolent dictatorships are great as long as you agree with the dictator.
- dthunt 15y ago
  I do rather wish he'd elaborate.
  - dthunt 15y ago
    As it turns out, he did elaborate (as did others): https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10902 https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10902 There's some vitriol from various parties in there as well, and all the points you would expect from people trying to create an open, accessible, and compatible presentation standard. Standards at its finest!
kuahyeow 15y ago
"The proposal above does not provide robust content protection, so it would not address this use case even if it wasn't unethical." My thoughts exactly once you view the first diagram on the proposal.