Next steps for Microdata

This was a topic of discussion at the F2F[1]

Summary: during a CR advancement call with the Director, we noticed a 
merge failure.  While that was corrected, Blink chose to remove 
Microdata API.  Oprah is EOL'ing Presto.  We have other signs of lack of 
industry momentum for Microdata.

Four ways forward were discussed:

1) Remove references to Microdata from the HTML specification, and 
publish Microdata as a note.

2) Remove Microdata API from the Microdata and HTML specifications, and 
advance that document to CR.

3) Fold Microdata into HTML 5.1, remove from 5.0, and revisit 
periodically during the development of 5.1.

4) Remove Microdata API and fold into HTML 5.0.

My sense of the sentiment in the room at the time of the discussion was 
that there was considerable support for option 3, and there were various 
levels of objections to options 1, 2, and 4.  While some clearly 
preferred other options, everybody could live with option 3.

The purpose of this note is twofold:

1) Solicit other options that those in the room might have missed.

2) Solicit additional objections to any of these options, in particular 
the third alternative.

- Sam Ruby

[1] http://www.w3.org/2013/04/23-html-wg-minutes.html#item04

Received on Wednesday, 24 April 2013 11:17:43 UTC