Posted by Els on 10/11/06 08:33

Nico Schuyt wrote:

> Els wrote:
>> Nico Schuyt wrote:
>>
>>> Browsers have to follow the W3C-specs, on the
>>> other hand they need to render sites as much as possible as the
>>> builder has intended to.
>
>> Don't you think that this impossible task would be easier to fulfill
>> if the builder would code his sites following the specs, instead of
>> sending his best *intentions* along with his non-standard code?
>
> No :-) It's like the accessiblity problems: It's impossible to achieve that
> every webbuilder on earth will follow the specs, so it's much more practical
> to use browsers that make the best of it.

Tell me Nico, what is easier: build a browser that does what one set
of rules says, or build a browser that does what millions of different
sets of rules say?

Do you have any suggestions for the soccer rules too? Should the
referee judge the game by the intentions of the players ("honest, I
think the rules should allow for kicking the opponent in the shins, as
it will surely stop him from preventing my team scoring a goal"), or
should the players play by the rules?

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