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RE: Registered Namespace prefixes

• To: "'Joe English'" <jenglish@f...>, xml-dev@l...
• Subject: RE: Registered Namespace prefixes
• From: Jeff Lowery <Jeff.Lowery@c...>
• Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:41:41 -0800

> From: Joe English [mailto:jenglish@f...]

> If and when you get a registry started, I'd like to
> reserve the 26 uppercase latin letters as prefixes
> for my own personal use.  

See my posts to Dave.  Starting of with a registry based on existing
short-string registries, along with subscoping (I'm changing my terminology
already!) it think addresses this issue.

(On the rare occasions that
> I use XML namespaces, I tend to pick 'A' .. 'Z' as
> prefixes.  That's why I'm asking for them now, before
> someone else makes a land-grab.)
> 
> If anyone else wants the lowercase letters, they're welcome
> to them (but they'd better get 'em quick).

It's at times like these that I'm glad I have a sense of humor.

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