Start using URL (instead of URI reference)

[annevk]

I noticed in whatwg/html#3591 that apparently this term is still somewhat prevalent. Wherever SVG drives parsing of URLs (or mentions them) it would be good to update it to use https://url.spec.whatwg.org/ like the rest of the web platform.

[dirkschulze]

Though I don’t think it is controversial: adding it on the agenda request.

[css-meeting-bot]

The Working Group just discussed Start using URL (instead of URI reference) #420, and agreed to the following resolutions:

• RESOLUTION: Start using https://url.spec.whatwg.org lie the rest of web platform

The full IRC log of that discussion

<BogdanBrinza> topic: Start using URL (instead of URI reference) #420
<BogdanBrinza> GitHub: https://github.com//issues/420
<krit> krit: Request use WHATWG URL spec instead of URI from IETF/
<krit> dstorey: we already have normative references to HTML from WHATWG
<krit> krit: In previous meetings there was no objection from Chris and Liam to normative reference to WHATWG.
<krit> BogdanBrinza: I'd be more comfortable with their input
<BogdanBrinza> RESOLUTION: Start using https://url.spec.whatwg.org lie the rest of web platform
<krit> s/lie/like/
<krit> BogdanBrinza: Other members can object later.