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Re: modeling, validating and documenting an xml grammar

• To: Bob Foster <bob@o...>
• Subject: Re: modeling, validating and documenting an xml grammar
• From: Dennis Sosnoski <dms@s...>
• Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 22:05:59 -0700
• Cc: Rich Salz <rsalz@d...>, "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>, xml-dev@l...
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Bob Foster wrote:

>Going back over the RELAX NG archives, the recorded discussion of
>minOccurs/maxOccurs was focused on requirements, not implementation. The
>committee apparently couldn't make a strong case for the feature, and "if in
>doubt, leave it out" carried the day.
>
Wow, what a hidebound approach to design! Good thing the WXS crew didn't 
have such a regressive attitude.

  - Dennis

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