[chrismorgan]

> But if infinitely more popular techs (like Flash or FTP or non HTTPS sites) can be deprecated without much fuss... I don't think XSLT has much of a leg to stand on...

Flash was not part of the web platform. It was a plugin, a plugin that was, over time, abandoned by its maker.

FTP was not part of the web platform. It was a separate protocol that some browsers just happened to include a handler for. If you have an FTP client, you can still open FTP links just fine.

Non-HTTPS sites are being discouraged, but still work fine, and can reasonably be expected to continue to work indefinitely, though they are likely to be discouraged a bit harder over time.

XSLT is part of the web platform. And removing it breaks various things.

[solardev]

I don't think that distinction makes much of a difference for the users and devs affected...

[AlienRobot]

Flash was the best part of the web, though.

[LargoLasskhyfv]

Not if you were on a non-mainstream platform. Like some Linux, or oh my gawd NetBSD!1!!

I couldn't be more happy about its demise.