Re: action-241: Propose changes regarding issue-116 (and also "general preference?")

David, 
On Tuesday 18 September 2012 09:45:17 David Singer wrote:
> > This creates a conflict with pre-existing preferences
> > (web-wide).
> 
> Why?
> 
> I think if you read the spec., it's clear what header gets sent.

I see your logic: web-wide (or/or) site-wide DNT:0
I wrote and erased text. The only possible conflict is when there 
are explicit/explicit exception/permission pairs. As we do not allow 
for that anymore, the use case is gone.

> 
> > We 
> > either need a rule to override them (1) or we need a means for
> > the  site to respect them(2).
> >
> > 
> >
> > (1) I would suggest to follow the more than thousand year old
> > rule  that the specific trumps the general (roman rule). Means
> > a site-wide exception or DNT:1 would trump all web-wide
> > preferences. This is a very simple rule for Browsers.
> 
> Exceptions trump general preference, in general. 
This is another word for specific trumps general. So we have violent 
agreement. 

Done

Rigo

Received on Tuesday, 18 September 2012 19:12:28 UTC