Re: css3-fonts: should not dictate usage policy with respect to origin

John Hudson <[email protected]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:06:09 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.fonts,gmane.comp.web.css.general
Organization Tiro Typeworks
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Glenn wrote:

> I believe we could agree to the first, but not to the second. In fact, 
> we want to make the second to read as:

>        UAs MUST NOT, by default, treat webfont resources as
>        same origin restricted.

> In the absence of an author declaring either a restriction or a 
> relaxation, we believe the default should be NO restriction.

For all resources, or for webfonts in particular?

May I echo Tab's question, and ask why? I'd like to get a clearer idea 
of whether Samsung's position is essentially a matter of principle or 
has some particular practical import for UAs.

JH