So jedenfalls der Zeitplan, den Ian Hickson bereits 2006 veröffentlichte:
Ian Hickson(CSS Samurai und Entwickler Acid3 Tests) des in einem Interview –HTML 5 Editor Ian Hickson discusses features, pain points, adoption rate, and more:
Bearing that in mind, timelines for specifications are often a point of contention. Back when the W3C asked for feedback on the HTML working group charter, in November 2006, I suggested the following timeline, taking into account that work on HTML5 started in late 2003:
- First W3C Working Draft in October 2007.
- Last Call Working Draft in October 2009.
- Call for contributions for the test suite in 2011.
- Candidate Recommendation in 2012.
- First draft of test suite in 2012.
- Second draft of test suite in 2015.
- Final version of test suite in 2019.
- Reissued Last Call Working Draft in 2020.
- Proposed Recommendation in 2022.
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