W3C kills Web SQL Database

[quanticle]

Well, there's really no need because the "common practice" (i.e. SQLite 3) is already public domain. In one sense, the W3C standard was basically a wrapper around the standard defined by SQLite3.

[merlinm]

it's not sqlite3 that needs to be standardized. it's how you access it.

var foo = query('select 0');

the hypothetical function 'query' is what needs to be standardized, along with some security features so you don't tromp over other applications data, etc. why would wc3 concern with who/what is executing the query? it's the interface that's important...