{"id":45110392,"user":"wizzwizz4","time":1756855312,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

How would you suggest we ensure that the large corporations adhere to open standards, if not by mandating it?","comments":[{"id":45113340,"user":"lwhi","time":1756886590,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

Are browsers mandated to follow standards?","comments":[{"id":45120590,"user":"wizzwizz4","time":1756934829,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

It is literally impossible to implement the full WHATWG spec, as an independent developer.","comments":[{"id":45124258,"user":"lwhi","time":1756967822,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

You haven't answered the question.","comments":[{"id":45129506,"user":"wizzwizz4","time":1757005568,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

That's because it's a big question. You can make a browser like Dillo, but it won't be able to run web-based banking software. You can make a browser like Konquerer, but it won't be able to use Netflix, or reliably get past Cloudflare walls. So, I'd say… yeah, browser developers are effectively mandated to follow standards – except that (as I said before) it's impossible for an unauthorised developer to implement the full WHATWG spec.","comments":[{"id":45169009,"user":"lwhi","time":1757342873,"time_ago":"a year ago","type":"comment","content":"

You're being obtuse.

Standards aren't the issue here.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":4,"url":"item?id=45169009"}],"comments_count":1,"level":3,"url":"item?id=45129506"}],"comments_count":2,"level":2,"url":"item?id=45124258"}],"comments_count":3,"level":1,"url":"item?id=45120590"}],"comments_count":4,"level":0,"url":"item?id=45113340"}],"comments_count":5,"url":"item?id=45110392"}

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