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> Mozilla's own site expounds on "Don't Break the Web" as I'm a former Mozillian. I don't give a shit how it has been retconned by whomever happened to be wri
by cxr 1y ago
> Mozilla's own site expounds on "Don't Break the Web" as
I'm a former Mozillian. I don't give a shit how it has been retconned by whomever happened to be writing copy that day, if indeed they have—it isn't even worth bothering to check.
"Don't break the Web" means exactly what it sounds like it means. Anything else is a lie.
> If the machine is so complex that nobody wants to maintain it, it will go unmaintained
There isn't a shortage of people willing to work on Web browsers. What there is is a finite amount of resources (in the form of compensation to engineers), and a set of people holding engineering positions at browser companies who, by those engineers' own admission, do not satisfy the conditions of being both personally qualified and equipped to do the necessary work here. But instead of stepping down from their role and freeing up resources to be better allocated to those who are equipped and willing, they're keeping their feet planted for the simple selfish reason that doing otherwise might entail a salary reduction and/or diminished power and influence. So they sacrifice the Web.
Fuck them.
- shadowgovt 1y agoSounds like you're volunteering to maintain the XSLT support in Firefox. That's great! That means when Chrome tries to decommission it, users who rely upon it will flock to Firefox instead because it's the only browser that works right with the websites they use. Firefox ascendancy is overdue. Best of luck!
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- cxr 1y agoDo you still beat your wife?
- shadowgovt 1y agoDon't understand the question, but I do wish you well in your future endeavors!
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- cxr 1y agoIt's a question about whether you still beat your wife. If the answer is yes, then your answer is yes, and if the answer is no, then your answer is no. It sounds like you're looking for a jurisdiction where you can beat your wife.
- shadowgovt 1y agoI really don't follow how wife-beating has anything to do with browser protocols or standards adoption / modification, sorry.
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- cxr 1y agoAt the very least it's (probably*) illegal whether you agree with it or not. Even where it's not illegal, physical violence against your partner isn't okay, even if they've angered you. * depending on jurisdiction
- shadowgovt 1y agoThis is all entirely off-topic from using XSLT in a website. As opposed to rendering XSLT client-side or server side, or rendering it using an in-engine native-implementation API or a JavaScript engine. Happy to talk about those if you want; not interested at all in this violence digression you've decided to go on.
- cxr 11mo agoAnger is no justification for violence against your partner.