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Comment LC-1138: Comment Shortname:; Commenter: Gian Sampson-Wild <gian@tkh.com.au>; Message-id:; Section of the document concerned:

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Backwards compatibility: There is mention of future compatibility but nothing about backwards compatibility. Has the W3C reversed its position on backwards compatibility?

Proposed Change:

Clarify the W3C's position on backwards compatibility; Related issues: (space separated ids); WG Notes: [TEAMA] Propose as "question answered", which I know do not exist. Author may address backward and forward compatibility via baseline declaration. It is user agent developer's decision to provide backward compatibility of a given technology. Discussed in the 13 July 2006 telecon: Accepted by unanimous consent. http://www.w3.org/2006/07/13-wai-wcag-minutes.html Resolution: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-comments-wcag20/2007Jul/0048.html; Resolution: Backward and forward compatibility is addressed through the analysis of accessibility support for technologies. The issues for the author are similar.; (Please make sure the resolution is adapted for public consumption)