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0 pointsmadez8y ago0 comments

A way to achieve that in declarative HTML or equivalent sane technology can be worked out and be implemented, if it isn't already.

JavaScript is used for many small things where you don't need the expressive power that JavaScript has.

@Mozilla, are you reading? You were supposed to protect us, a star of hope in a stormy night.

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tzahola8y ago

Yeah, they did exactly that. But it was too late. And we've really lost the battle when browser vendors (one of whom has vested interest in advertisements and tracking) overtook the HTML standard from W3C.

madezOP8y ago

There is no too late for sane and open standards.

We shouldn't give in to the market when the market is wrong.

tzahola8y ago

The market is definitely wrong, but peeing against the wind sets you up for a really sad outcome if you're not pure in the Stallman-sense.

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0 pointsmadez8y ago0 comments

A way to achieve that in declarative HTML or equivalent sane technology can be worked out and be implemented, if it isn't already.

JavaScript is used for many small things where you don't need the expressive power that JavaScript has.

@Mozilla, are you reading? You were supposed to protect us, a star of hope in a stormy night.

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tzahola8y ago

madezOP8y ago

There is no too late for sane and open standards.

We shouldn't give in to the market when the market is wrong.

tzahola8y ago

The market is definitely wrong, but peeing against the wind sets you up for a really sad outcome if you're not pure in the Stallman-sense.

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