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A comment on HTML 5.2 Recommendation. Parent comment

Re:HTML 5.2 Recommendation by oblio on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:54AM (#15921571)
I think the point here is not about the legality but more about the ethics of doing so, in this case.
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Re:HTML 5.2 Recommendation by ChrisSD on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:56AM (#15921591)
It just amuses me that they're effectively saying that anyone can fork this for any reason... except for the W3C.
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Re:HTML 5.2 Recommendation by dragonwriter on Thursday December 14, 2017 @02:54PM (#15926278)
No, they are saying anyone is allowed to fork this for any reason, but we’d really prefer the W3C didn't fork this for the reason that they are, because it's confusing and counterproductive.

Whether someone should be permitted to do something is a different issue than whether they should actually do it.

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Re:HTML 5.2 Recommendation by scardine on Thursday December 14, 2017 @07:52AM (#15921868)
It is debatable if it is unethical given the license but it is definitely a disservice for the community.
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