[whatwg] Allow trailing slash in always-empty HTML5 elements?

[Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis]

On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 17:16 +0200, Henri Sivonen wrote:

> Without labels, I do think that regardless of how the HTML5 spec  
> turns out, WordPress has an architectural flaw in its methodology of  
> producing markup. Since the flaw is in the architecture, I am not  
> optimistic of it getting fixed in WordPress because it would require  
> a rewrite. I'm hoping that at some point, a better system enters the  
> market. Meanwhile, asking the WP developers to rewrite theirs seems  
> unproductive.

Why? WordPress is much more than just the code: it is also a thriving
brand and community. Any /new/ system would have a big battle on its
hands to displace established players.

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Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis