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Why don’t self-closing script tags work?

I wonder why scripts included into header html tag should always have full ending <tag></tag> like this:

<script src="/scripts/jquery-1.4.1.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

while xml well-formed shortened form <tag/> makes browsers crazy:

<script src="/scripts/jquery-1.4.1.min.js" type="text/javascript" />

Browsers tend to demonstrate blank screen instead of page, though html layout is present.

EDIT:

Thank you guys, my question is duplicate to this one asked earlier

Answer 1

Why don't self-closing script tags work?