Hacker News contributor Rodrigo Arias Mallo outlines a bold proposal to create a simplified, version-controlled alternative to the current web specification. The core idea centers on strict semantic versioning and drastic size limitations to combat complexity and monopolization. Unlike the ever-changing web standards page, this new system would use immutable versions like 1.2.3, ensuring compatibility across browsers supporting the same major/minor version.
Crucially, the entire specification would be capped at 1.44 MiB compressed, echoing old constraints like Dillo's floppy disk limit to enforce simplicity.
Source: Hacker News · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing