The W3C’s Response to HTML5
So it seems that the W3C are finally realizing that XForms and SVG 1.2 is not going to replace the web. Today they annonced the Web API Working Group which is basically doing exactly what the WHATWG has been doing for more than a year.
I really hope that no one is reinventing the wheel here…
November 16th, 2005 at 6:29
I’m glad they’re finally doing something, but they’re chartered until Nov. 15, 2007. So, if they keep their eye on the ball for two years, we’ll all have a spec (or probably just a recommendation of a spec). In the mean time, browsers will come up with their own solutions, and of course, will be reluctant to jump straight to the new spec. ARGH!
November 17th, 2005 at 6:21
About time, let’s hope they’ll realize the significance of the WHATWG and cooperate with them.
November 17th, 2005 at 9:17
Hi Emil,
did you read the charter?
If not it is already said in the charter:
“WHATWG:
As the audience, scope and participants of WHATWG and the Web API Working Group overlap, the two communities should work together to provide a common basis for application development on the Web.”
http://www.w3.org/2006/webapi/admin/charter.html#dependencies
November 17th, 2005 at 11:39
karl > Ooops, should probably have read that first… Thanks for poiting it out.
September 1st, 2006 at 11:38
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