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<p>At this time, the W3C membership decided to stop evolving HTML
and instead begin work on an XML-based equivalent, called
XHTML. This effort started with a reforumlation of HTML4 in XML,
XHTML. This effort started with a reformulation of HTML4 in XML,
known as XHTML 1.0, which added no new features except the new
serialization, and which was completed in 2000. After XHTML 1.0, the
W3C's focus turned to making it easier for other working groups to
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XHTML2.</p>

<p>Around the time that HTML's evolution was stopped in 1998, parts
of the API for HTML developed by browsers were specified and
of the API for HTML developed by browser vendors were specified and
published under the name DOM Level 1 (in 1998) and DOM Level 2 Core
and DOM Level 2 HTML (starting in 2000 and culminating in
2003). These efforts then petered out, with some DOM Level 3
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instead.</p>

<p>Shortly thereafter, Apple, Mozilla, and Opera jointly announced
their intent to continue working on the effort. A public mailing
list was created, and the drafts were moved to the WHATWG site. The
copyright was subsequently amended to be jointly owned by all three
vendors, and to allow reuse of the specifications.</p>
their intent to continue working on the effort under the umbrella of
a new venue called the WHATWG. A public mailing list was created,
and the draft was moved to the WHATWG site. The copyright was
subsequently amended to be jointly owned by all three vendors, and
to allow reuse of the specification.</p>

<p>The WHATWG was based on several core principles, in particular
that technologies need to be backwards compatible, that
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the HTML5 specification include what had previously been specified
in three separate documents: HTML4, XHTML1, and DOM2 HTML. It also
meant including significantly more detail than had previously been
included.</p>
considered the norm.</p>

<p>In 2006, the W3C indicated an interest to participate in the
development of HTML5 after all, and in 2007 formed a working group
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<p>At this time, the W3C membership decided to stop evolving HTML
and instead begin work on an XML-based equivalent, called
XHTML. This effort started with a reforumlation of HTML4 in XML,
XHTML. This effort started with a reformulation of HTML4 in XML,
known as XHTML 1.0, which added no new features except the new
serialization, and which was completed in 2000. After XHTML 1.0, the
W3C's focus turned to making it easier for other working groups to
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XHTML2.</p>

<p>Around the time that HTML's evolution was stopped in 1998, parts
of the API for HTML developed by browsers were specified and
of the API for HTML developed by browser vendors were specified and
published under the name DOM Level 1 (in 1998) and DOM Level 2 Core
and DOM Level 2 HTML (starting in 2000 and culminating in
2003). These efforts then petered out, with some DOM Level 3
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instead.</p>

<p>Shortly thereafter, Apple, Mozilla, and Opera jointly announced
their intent to continue working on the effort. A public mailing
list was created, and the drafts were moved to the WHATWG site. The
copyright was subsequently amended to be jointly owned by all three
vendors, and to allow reuse of the specifications.</p>
their intent to continue working on the effort under the umbrella of
a new venue called the WHATWG. A public mailing list was created,
and the draft was moved to the WHATWG site. The copyright was
subsequently amended to be jointly owned by all three vendors, and
to allow reuse of the specification.</p>

<p>The WHATWG was based on several core principles, in particular
that technologies need to be backwards compatible, that
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the HTML5 specification include what had previously been specified
in three separate documents: HTML4, XHTML1, and DOM2 HTML. It also
meant including significantly more detail than had previously been
included.</p>
considered the norm.</p>

<p>In 2006, the W3C indicated an interest to participate in the
development of HTML5 after all, and in 2007 formed a working group
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