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I am not sure about HTML 5 Doctype. I think it is too early to implement this Doctype when the specifications of HTML 5 are not finalized yet. I’m not mentioning the compatibility issues.

WordPress is big, and probably the most widely used web platform ever. So a decision like changing the Doctype to HTML 5 should be considered so seriously. I would say we all need to wait first until the specification is completed, widely tested, widely implemented to browsers (and they are used by more than 75% of Internet users).

As per the theme coding, I believe it should be influenced by the Thesis theme. I know the theme makers are making their money out of this theme, but I believe if it was asked to them to be the part of the next WordPress default theme development, I think (and want to believe) they will contribute to it at their best.

The other thing is asking Matt Cutts for a contribution. If the new default theme becomes a framework to future themes (I believe it should for consistency purposes by the way), then Google would be willing to have their hands on this project. At the end of the day, they care about taxonomy and if they know the new framework inside-out, then it will be much easier for them to classify the websites built by the new WordPress Default Theme Framework.