[html4all] HTML Action Item 54 - ...draft text for HTML 5 spec to require producers/authors to include @alt on img elements.

[John Foliot]

Lachlan Hunt wrote:
> Optimising for edge cases is not a reasonable thing to do.
> 

Well then, making @alt optional in the edge case of Flickr or an inkblot
test is then moot.  Those edge cases will remain non-conformant, and @alt as
a mandatory requirement is a sealed deal, as optimising for edge cases is
not a reasonable thing to do.

Right?

JF