I don't think it is the norm. This one is special for the reasons already stated. -Darin
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Dirk Pranke <[email protected]> wrote: > Keeping it off by default until it has some mainstream acceptance > seems like a bit of a self-defeating policy for new features; is this > often done in WebKit? > > -- Dirk > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Maciej Stachowiak <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Since <a ping> has been controversial in the past (for arguably bogus > > reasons, but controversial nontheless), I suggest we keep it off by > default > > until we find it has some mainstream acceptance and/or we discover that > more > > ports want it. > > Regards, > > Maciej > > P.S. We haven't decided yet if we want it on for the ports Apple ships, > but > > it's probable we will turn it on sooner or later. > > > > > > On Oct 4, 2010, at 6:51 PM, Jeremy Orlow wrote: > > > > Given that a ping really doesn't open up any new privacy holes (just > makes > > it easier for sites to get the data they're going to gather anyway > without > > slowing down the experience for the user), it seems like we might as well > > enable it by default. If a port doesn't want it, they can always disable > > it, right? > > Thanks, > > J > > > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Nate Chapin <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> This is a few days late, but I just wanted to let the team know that, as > >> of http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/68166, WebKit can support <a ping> > (but > >> support is disabled by default). > >> > >> The reason I left it disabled by default is that some ports may want to > >> have a mechanism for disabling pings, and I didn't want anyone > >> to accidentally pick it up before they were ready. I'm happy to flip > it to > >> enabled by default if that's what people prefer. > >> > >> ~Nate > >> _______________________________________________ > >> webkit-dev mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > webkit-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > webkit-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev > > > > > _______________________________________________ > webkit-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev >
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