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Re: [xsl] ANNOUNCE: Petition to withdraw xsl:script from XSLT 1.1

• From: Francis Norton <francis@r...>
• To: Steve Muench <Steve.Muench@o...>,"Clark C. Evans" <cce@c...>, xml-dev@l...
• Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 13:27:48 +0000

Francis Norton wrote:
> 
> >
> > <xsl:script> itself, allows *any* language's code,
> > not just ecmascript and java. I consider separately
                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  
> > the question of whether the XSL 1.1 WD should change
> > to allow *only*
> >
> >     <xsl:script language="qname-but-not-ncname">
> >
> > instead of
> >
> >     <xsl:script language="java | ecmascript | QName-but-not-NCName">
> >
> > removing the two "shortcut/builtin" names.
> >
> I don't consider this a separate question - to me, it is the single most
> obnoxious aspect of xsl:script. If you make this change, what does
> compelling advantage does xsl:script offer over community-based
> extensions such as exsl?
> 
Sorry - was reading the thread in reverse order. You did indeed consider
the question seperately.

Francis.

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    • From: Francis Norton <francis@r...>

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