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No More Version Numbers For HTML

Posted by timothy on from the now-they'll-have-threat-level-colors dept.

An anonymous reader writes "HTML5 will be the last version of HTML that carries a version number. Ian Hickson, a Google engineer and editor of the HTML5 standard, announced that the language will be transitioned to a 'living standard' without version numbers. A bit like Chrome, if you will."

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  1. no more numbers! by shadowrat · · Score: 4, Funny

    POST!

  2. Thanks google by tokul · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we'll have beta quality software and beta quality standards. Another engineer brainwashed.

    1. Re:Thanks google by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's The Google Way, eternal beta.

  3. it just seems appropriate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    GET!

  4. Re:Translation by OnlyJedi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, if the version numbering converged to something interesting like pi (or e, or the golden ratio) I could see people wanting it.
    Then again, that kind of system wouldn't be rational.

  5. Re:Just like Chrome? by Bill_the_Engineer · · Score: 4, Funny

    You're still out of date. I have the latest bleeding edge version of chrome. I'm running Chrome: living standard edition.

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  6. Re:terrible idea by hardburn · · Score: 4, Funny

    They'll start naming them the way sequels get named.

    • HTML: The Legend Continues
    • HTML Unleashed
    • HTML: The Next Generation
    • HTML Reloaded
    • Final HTML Fantasy XII-2
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