7277 2009-08-14 04:26:29 +0000 """(This is only a "SHOULD" and not a "MUST" requirement because it has been proven to be impossible.""" There has to be better wording than 'should do the impossible'. Should attempt to verify? Impossible in some cases? JimJJewett@gmail 2010-10-04 14:33:31 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG pre-LC1 HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson) unspecified All All VERIFIED WONTFIX http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#dom-trees NoReply P3 normal LC 1 contributor ian mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 26400 0 contributor 2009-08-14 04:26:29 +0000 Section: http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#dom-trees Comment: """(This is only a "SHOULD" and not a "MUST" requirement because it has been proven to be impossible.""" There has to be better wording than 'should do the impossible'. Should attempt to verify? Impossible in some cases? JimJJewett@gmail Posted from: 99.18.85.170 26401 1 mjs 2009-08-14 04:58:46 +0000 It's impossible to prove in the general case that a script never causes a nonconforming state, because it is equivalent to the halting problem and thus not computable. However, it is possible to detect some simple violations (such as problems that occur on loading the page). 26970 2 ian 2009-09-09 10:29:44 +0000 I think the playful way it's written now is fine. It's a bit of a joke to people who know their computation theory. 33212 3 mjs 2010-03-14 14:49:05 +0000 This bug predates the HTML Working Group Decision Policy. If you are satisfied with the resolution of this bug, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the tracker issue; or you may create a tracker issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html This bug is now being moved to VERIFIED. Please respond within two weeks. If this bug is not closed, reopened or escalated within two weeks, it may be marked as NoReply and will no longer be considered a pending comment.