You’re viewing an archive of outdated material. Visit The Web Standards Project’s updated site to learn about our current mission.

ACT UP!

Report browser bugs. Help browser makers plug the remaining holes in their standards compliance. We show you where to report bugs in all the latest browsers.

PREVIOUS BUZZ

13 June: Browse This.

7 June: Microsoft: "Who's your daddy?"

6 June: Netscape: "We quit."

6 June: DOM Resources updated.

5 June: OmniWeb and standards.

23 May: WestCiv updates online CSS Guide.

11 May: Size Matters: Working around screwy inheritance models. »

13 April: Opal Group's SelectORacle turns CSS-2 selectors into English. More CSS info »

9 April: Browser Upgrade pages updated. »

7 April: They're ba-ack ... after a long hiatus, the classic WaSP CSS Samurai pages are back where they belong. »

26 March—Co-founder Veen rejoins WaSP Steering Committee.

20 March—W3C What's New touts WaSP Browser Upgrades campaign.

7 March—In an interview at MacSlash, Zeldman answers questions about the WaSP Browser Upgrades campaign.

7 March—Developer Tips substantially updated.

16 February—WaSP launches Browser Upgrades campaign. We've given you code and tips, and created a simple user education page you can copy or link to as you choose.

  1. Press Release »
  2. What is This? »
  3. Developer Tips »
  4. Response »

Webreview: The WaSP is Back, Stinger and All. (5 January)

WaSP presents at Builder.com. Story and pictures. (9 December)

WaSP applauds Netscape 6 as milestone toward a standards-based Web. (Press Release, 5 December)

EDU: Writing standard JavaScript at Webreference. (29 January)

WORDS: An Inexact Science: Zeldman touts standards at PDN. (2 February)

STANDARDS & YOU
::: Dumbill on The State of XML :::
::: On Display: XML Web Pages With Mozilla — St. Laurent on XML support in Mozilla, Opera, and IE.
::: More XML >>

::: Zeldman on CSS
::: Eric Meyer: Use the Right Doctype
::: Why IE5/Mac Matters
::: Why Gecko Matters

Buzz

the WaSP in action

WaSP activities and press statements, plus useful information on web standards.

OLD BUZZ

How We Spent Our Summer Vacation
2000
::: 20 July. WaSP slams Netscape for "endless delays."
::: 13 April. WaSP explains IE5.5 beef.
::: A small flurry of press.
::: 10 April. WaSP blasts IE 5.5 "break with standards."
::: 10 April. Ed Dumbill interviews Zeldman about the WaSP for XML.Com.
::: 27 Mar. WaSP praises IE5/Mac, urges Microsoft "finish the job."
:::2 Feb. The WaSP issues its Statement on XHTML and other standards.
::: 27 Jan. The WaSP welcomes Simon St.Laurent to its Steering Committee.
::: 26 Jan. The WaSP makes the front page at Adobe.com when Adobe features an interview with George Olsen about the Web Standards Project.

1999
::: 31 Dec. The WaSP welcomes Sally Khudairi and Michael Sweeney to the Steering Committee.
::: 21 Sept. The WaSP praises Microsoft's decision to focus on standards in Mac IE5.
::: 7 Sept. The WaSP Educational FAQ helps you make sense of existing and developing standards.
::: 1 Sept. The WaSP CSS Samurai present Mac/IE's Top 10 Problems.
::: 11 Aug. The Standards Now drive.
::: 1000 web designers sign petition.
::: 19 July: WaSP supports Web Accessibility
::: 1 May: WaSP voted second place in Builder.com's Web Innovator of the Year Awards.
::: 7 April: WaSP issues State of the Web Address.
::: Does the WSP hate Microsoft?
::: On the release of IE5.

1998
::: Opera's Top 10 CSS Problems. Part 2 in a series.
::: War Stories! We ask Netscape, Microsoft, to feel your pain.

The Web Standards Project