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HTML5 Splits Into Two Standards

Posted by timothy on from the so-many-to-choose-from dept.

mikejuk writes "Until now the two standards bodies working on HTML5 (WHATWG and W3C) have cooperated. An announcement by WHATWG makes it clear that this is no longer true. WHATWG is going to work on a living standard for HTML which will continue to evolve as more technologies are added. W3C is going the traditional and much more time consuming route of creating a traditional standard which WHATWG refers to as a 'snapshot' of their living standard. Of course now being free of W3C's slower methods WHATWG can accelerate the pace of introducing new technologies to HTML5. Whatever happens, the future has just become more complicated — now you have to ask yourself 'Which HTML5?'"

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  1. The great thing about standards by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's so many to choose from.

    1. Re:The great thing about standards by wootest · · Score: 2, Funny

      I like how the first post is redundant.

    2. Re:The great thing about standards by cpu6502 · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm sure this was not intentional, but your message reminded me of one of my favorite Trek episodes in the alternate "evil Kirk" universe (quoting from memory):

      Miles O'Brien says: "Great. Captain Sisko, Captain Bashir, Captain Kira..... we've got plenty of captains to choose from, but no damn ships!"
      .

      And in about two years we'll be saying : Browser Explorer, browser Chrome, browser Firefox, browser Opera..... I've got plenty of browsers to choose from, but not a damn one works! Stupid "living" HTML standard!

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  2. Re:My first thought... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wouldn't really call Microsoft a follower of *any* standards, but I understand what you're trying to say.

  3. Re:The great thing about first posts by Fjandr · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, here's you.

  4. Re:Dumb idea. by Genda · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the specific definition of "Living Standard" in this context represents a standard that can effectively duck and weave as they throw assorted crap at it. The idea of a more passive "Dead" standard just taking it in the face (as it were) seems unsportsman-like and vaguely cruel (certainly less entertaining!)

  5. Re:Dumb idea. by cpu6502 · · Score: 2, Funny

    >>>Won't that be a wonderful time to develop web pages?

    Not only will you have to track if your visitor is using Firefox 3.5 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 or Chrome 1 or 2 or 3 or... 22..... or IE 7 or 8 or 9..... or Opera 10, 11......

    You have to remember which ones are HTML 5 compliant, which are still stuck on HTML4, which are 5.1 compliant, which are 5.2 compliant, which are 5.3 compliant, which are...... 5.22 compliant.

    Argh!

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  6. Re:Is this Google's influence? by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    On a side note - with both Google and Mozilla involved, I'm worried they'll start an "HTML rapid release" program. It may be HTML5 today; but in six weeks they'll be on HTLM6, then HTML7... we'll be at HTML20 by the end of the year.

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  7. Re:The great thing about first posts by vjoel · · Score: 5, Funny

    In soviet Russia, the standard chooses you!

    In soviet Russia, the standard forks you!

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  8. Obligatory by El_Oscuro · · Score: 1, Funny

    XKCD

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  9. Re:CANT READ SLASHDOT ANYMORE by fustakrakich · · Score: 5, Funny

    He would... if he could see where he was..

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