Two interoperable implementations rule

[Anne van Kesteren]

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:01:26 +0200, Maciej Stachowiak <mjs at apple.com>  
wrote:
> To be clear, I propose this rule not to block ES3.1, but to make it
> successful. The WebKit project will accept patches for any feature of
> 3.1 that  has been reconciled with 4, and we will likely devote Apple
> resources to implementing such features as well, so SquirrelFish will
> likely be a candidate for one of the interoperable implementations.
> Mozilla also has an extensive test suite for ECMAScript 3rd edition,
> which could be a good starting point for an ES3.1 test suite.
>
> I also note that the strong version of the interoperable
> implementations rule will be an even higher hurdle for ES4.
>
> Any comments?

 From experience with other specifications, requiring two interoperable  
implementations does sound like a good idea. Especially if they are Web  
browsers so compatibility can be tested. It also means that once the  
specification ships authors can actually use it.


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Anne van Kesteren
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