[html5] r1646 - /

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Author: ianh
Date: 2008-05-20 17:56:52 -0700 (Tue, 20 May 2008)
New Revision: 1646

Modified:
   index
   source
Log:
[c] (0) Clarify that non-automated conformance checkers could exist and that scripts can cause non-conforming states to occur while they execute.

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2008-05-21 00:49:21 UTC (rev 1645)
+++ index	2008-05-21 00:56:52 UTC (rev 1646)
@@ -2087,13 +2087,13 @@
    <dd id=conformance-checkers>
     <p>Conformance checkers must verify that a document conforms to the
      applicable conformance criteria described in this specification.
-     Conformance checkers are exempt from detecting errors that require
-     interpretation of the author's intent (for example, while a document is
-     non-conforming if the content of a <code><a
+     Automated conformance checkers are exempt from detecting errors that
+     require interpretation of the author's intent (for example, while a
+     document is non-conforming if the content of a <code><a
      href="#blockquote">blockquote</a></code> element is not a quote,
-     conformance checkers do not have to check that <code><a
-     href="#blockquote">blockquote</a></code> elements only contain quoted
-     material).</p>
+     conformance checkers running without the input of human judgement do not
+     have to check that <code><a href="#blockquote">blockquote</a></code>
+     elements only contain quoted material).</p>
 
     <p>Conformance checkers must check that the input document conforms when
      parsed without a <a href="#browsing1">browsing context</a> (meaning that
@@ -2101,9 +2101,10 @@
      href="#scripting2">scripting flag</a> is disabled), and should also
      check that the input document conforms when parsed with a <a
      href="#browsing1">browsing context</a> in which scripts execute, and
-     that the scripts never cause non-conforming states to occur. (This is
-     only a "SHOULD" and not a "MUST" requirement because it has been proven
-     to be impossible. <a href="#refsHALTINGPROBLEM">[HALTINGPROBLEM]</a>)</p>
+     that the scripts never cause non-conforming states to occur other than
+     transiently during script execution itself. (This is only a "SHOULD" and
+     not a "MUST" requirement because it has been proven to be impossible. <a
+     href="#refsHALTINGPROBLEM">[HALTINGPROBLEM]</a>)</p>
     <!-- XXX
     [Computable] On computable numbers, with an application to the
     Entscheidungsproblem. Alan M. Turing. In Proceedings of the London

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2008-05-21 00:49:21 UTC (rev 1645)
+++ source	2008-05-21 00:56:52 UTC (rev 1646)
@@ -316,12 +316,13 @@
 
     <p>Conformance checkers must verify that a document conforms to
     the applicable conformance criteria described in this
-    specification. Conformance checkers are exempt from detecting
-    errors that require interpretation of the author's intent (for
-    example, while a document is non-conforming if the content of a
-    <code>blockquote</code> element is not a quote, conformance
-    checkers do not have to check that <code>blockquote</code>
-    elements only contain quoted material).</p>
+    specification. Automated conformance checkers are exempt from
+    detecting errors that require interpretation of the author's
+    intent (for example, while a document is non-conforming if the
+    content of a <code>blockquote</code> element is not a quote,
+    conformance checkers running without the input of human judgement
+    do not have to check that <code>blockquote</code> elements only
+    contain quoted material).</p>
 
     <p>Conformance checkers must check that the input document
     conforms when parsed without a <span>browsing context</span>
@@ -329,9 +330,9 @@
     <span>scripting flag</span> is disabled), and should also check
     that the input document conforms when parsed with a <span>browsing
     context</span> in which scripts execute, and that the scripts
-    never cause non-conforming states to occur. (This is only a
-    "SHOULD" and not a "MUST" requirement because it has been proven
-    to be impossible. <a
+    never cause non-conforming states to occur other than transiently
+    during script execution itself. (This is only a "SHOULD" and not a
+    "MUST" requirement because it has been proven to be impossible. <a
     href="#refsHALTINGPROBLEM">[HALTINGPROBLEM]</a>)</p> <!-- XXX
     [Computable] On computable numbers, with an application to the
     Entscheidungsproblem. Alan M. Turing. In Proceedings of the London