Merge pull request #2343 from w3c/fix/hreflang-req

mattgarrish · web-flow · commit 92fc4a9b32a5 · 2022-07-01T14:36:55.000-03:00
Remove redundant processing requirement for hreflang attribute
diff --git a/epub33/rs/index.html b/epub33/rs/index.html
@@ -822,10 +822,10 @@ <h4>Metadata</h4>
 					<dd>
 						<p>Retrieval and support of [=linked resources=] is OPTIONAL.</p>
 						<p id="confreq-rs-pkg-hreflang">The language identified in an <a
-								data-cite="epub-33#attrdef-hreflang"><code>hreflang</code> attribute</a> is purely
-							advisory. Upon fetching the resource, a reading system MUST use the language information
-							associated with the resource to determine its language, not the metadata included in the
-							link to the resource.</p>
+								data-cite="epub-33#attrdef-hreflang"><code>hreflang</code></a> [[EPUB-33]] attribute is
+							purely advisory. The language information expressed in the resource determines its language
+							for processing and rendering purposes, as defined in the <a
+								href="#confreq-rs-pkg-lang-no-content">internationalization requirements</a>.</p>
 						<p id="sec-linked-records" data-tests="#pkg-linked-records">In the case of a <a
 								data-cite="epub-33#record">linked metadata record</a> [[epub-33]], reading systems MUST
 							NOT skip processing the metadata expressed in the package document (i.e., use only the
@@ -2589,7 +2589,9 @@ <h3>Substantive changes since <a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2022/CR-epub-rs-33-
 						Recommendation</a></h3>
 
 				<ul>
-
+					<li>24-June-2022: Removed duplicate requirement not to use <code>hreflang</code> value for
+						processing purposes. See <a href="https://github.com/w3c/epub-specs/pull/2343">pull request
+							2343</a>.</li>
 					<li>17-June-2022: Add recommendation to alert user before opening URLs with a scheme and clarify the
 						external links section to account for more than just web schemes. See <a
 							href="https://github.com/w3c/epub-specs/issues/2320">issue 2320</a>.</li>
