The most important line from the XHTML FAQ published this week:

Regarding the XML serialization of HTML, the HTML 5 specification includes a section on XML serialization, as well as a section on text/html serialization. W3C plans to continue work on both serializations in the HTML Working Group. Thus, we expect the next generation XML serialization of HTML to be defined in the HTML 5 specification.

Just like Spock said: “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few…” I think that’s the best ending for XHTML, and it will continue to survive as a serialization form of HTML.

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