I’m glad to see Luca Passani et al. Rules for Ethical Reformatting: A Developer Manifesto.

These rules (or guidelines) on ethical reformatting for mobile we are a must, and I hope that everyone shows their support for it now, and through their evolution.

Those nasty techniques such as USER AGENT spoofing, header changing, and unwanted content adaptation are the worst thing that has happened to the mobile web since its inception. These techniques are idiotic, have a negative effect on innovation and progress, are simply wrong, and drives me nuts…

“This situation is a threat to the neutrality of the web and one that can jeopardize the mobile web as a platform in the years to come.”

The above sentence is a truism. Proxy vendors, and network carriers, listen up! Don’t block progress, don’t restrict proper adoption.

I, C. Enrique Ortiz, supports the Rules for Ethical Reformatting.

Thanks to Luca for leading this.

Related to this see How Web to Mobile Transcoding Should Work (Wap Review)

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[Via Wap Review]