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CSS2 next edition naming

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CSS2 Needs Feedback/Review Needs Naming (Request to Bikeshed)
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Description

We previously resolved to call the next version of CSS2 "CSS 2.2".

From more recent discussions with several people in the group, it seems like there's still a sizeable number who are in favour of "CSS 2.1 2nd Edition" (or similar). The two main reasons for this:

  • The number of references around the place to CSS 2.1 is vast; calling it a new edition of 2.1 should help keep people looking at the right document.
  • We're not actually planning on making massively substantive changes to the spec, despite it being a new era of maintenance.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reading the prior resolution in CSSWG issue 2008 and the discussions referenced in this issue. Determine whether the group has reached a decision between CSS 2.2 and a CSS 2.1 second-edition name; done means recording the agreed naming outcome.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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