> > The question is whether an implementation that does not store a Window > pointer is non-conforming even if it resolves URIs as required. E.g., > XHR objects may have some private baseURI property which is updated if > the associated Document's baseURI changes. That would ensure URIs are > resolved correctly while allowing implementations to free the resources > associated with the original Window. You would not be able to tell the > difference from the outside, so the "MUST store Window pointer" is not > generally testable, and untestable requirements create confusion as we > have it here. Clearly such an implementation should be conforming. >
Thanks. That's precisely my point. The storage is an implementation detail. Subbu
