Why is XHTML1.1 dated *before* XHTML1.0 ? What is the preferred XHTML today?
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I'm not clear on the status of XHTML - v1.0 and v1.1. Can someone explain which is preferred at this point, and why?
The specs from w3c say that XHTML 1.1 predates* XHTML 1.0, which is exactly counter-intuitive, to me.
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/ - W3C Recommendation 31 May 2001
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/ - W3C Recommentation, updated 1 August 2002
Also, I noted earlier today that the latest version of htmltidy emits XHTML 1.0, when I request xhtml. Hmmm....Even though the XHTML 1.1 spec is 9 years old, it's still not supported by mainstream tools. That suggests that XHTML 1.1 is either completely unnecessary or spurious.
Which one should I use if I am authoring pages today? What if I am building tools - should I bother to support both? Or do I need only one?
Thanks.
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