On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Kevin Kofler <kevin.kofler@chello.at> wrote:

Rahul Sundaram wrote:
> If a single desktop environment wants to just implement something, they
> can go ahead and do so but that doesn't make it a real specification. For
> other desktop environments to adopt it, it needs to be a collaborative and
> shared effort. Part of that is addressing concerns and bringing more
> clarity so that multiple implementations are compatible. Unstated
> assumptions lead precisely to the kind of problems you are talking about.

Yet GNOME works exactly the same way with their own specs:

That is a poor justification. You can do the right thing regardless of what the other party (regardless of whether I buy into your characterization).

> Have you seen the changes they requested?

Yes and I am convinced that not enough effort was taken to address the concerns expressed. This is probably lost opportunity already but one could strive to do better on future specs.

Rahul