Putting `global` reference in specs

[Brendan Eich]

We cannot introduce a global property named `global` at this point.

I don't think everyone replying lately has read the whole thread 
carefully :-|.

/be

Andrea Giammarchi wrote:
> Sure workers too, but it doesn't in server side and it doesn't mean 
> anything meaningful for all developers coming from other languages. 
> `self` is a misleading word and in ES6 specs we have mentioned global 
> object and never a single word for the `self` keyword, or its meaning.
>
> `global` does not need that kind of explanation you put down for 
> historical purpose, `global` is well known meaning for everyone in JS 
> world, including members in this ML that would refer to the global 
> scope, and the global object, regardless they mean sometimes `realm` 
> ... or isn't it?
>
> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 10:38 PM, Brendan Eich <brendan at mozilla.org 
> <mailto:brendan at mozilla.org>> wrote:
>
>     The principle extends just fine to workers, and has.
>
>     /be
>
>
>     Andrea Giammarchi wrote:
>
>         And that's indeed the only place on Web world where `self`
>         makes sense:
>
>