[html4all.org] implementations and bug reports based on HTL 5 draft

[Jason White]

The issue of bug reports being filed, and implementations possibly adopting
parts of the HTML 5 working draft at this early stage, has arisen on several
occasions during these discussions.

W3C working drafts typically warn that the specification may be changed at any
time and that the working group will not be bound by early implementations in
deciding what changes to make. Early implementations are carried out entirely
at the risk of the implementor.

Only late in the development process, and certainly by the Candidate
Recommendation stage, are specifications considered stable enough to be
implemented.

HTML 5 isn't even a W3C working draft yet, so it would be far too early to
make implementation decisions based on it, unless one is prepared to undo or
change those decisions as the draft develops.

I am sure that all major implementors are aware of this.