Comment on W3C finalizes HTML5 specificationComments−TeeWEE13yAs the WHATWG clearly states, HTML5 is a living standard, and evolving constantly.W3C likes to have solid specs and therefore freezes it and gives it a name. Its nothing more than tagging a certain timepoint with a version number.I prefer the living standard. However, giving it a version name makes it easier to comunicate about sometimes.This blog posts makes it much clearer: http://blog.whatwg.org/html-and-html5
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As the WHATWG clearly states, HTML5 is a living standard, and evolving constantly.
W3C likes to have solid specs and therefore freezes it and gives it a name. Its nothing more than tagging a certain timepoint with a version number.
I prefer the living standard. However, giving it a version name makes it easier to comunicate about sometimes.
This blog posts makes it much clearer: http://blog.whatwg.org/html-and-html5