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Re: modeling, validating and documenting an xml grammar

• To: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• Subject: Re: modeling, validating and documenting an xml grammar
• From: Rich Salz <rsalz@d...>
• Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 21:18:57 -0400 (EDT)
• Cc: "xml-dev@l..." <xml-dev@l...>
• In-reply-to: <5.2.0.9.2.20030618210346.03316708@s...>

> Perhaps we really mean that features which give schema developers a
> meaningless sense of control are dangerous.

But that's the arrogance.  Sure, for every use-case someone posts,
someone can post a counter-example.  That doesn't make the uses less
useful.

The more the infrastructure can do, the better.  Why should I need a
special tool to see if my manifest is valid when the laws of physics
and the FAA make it feasible to use XSD?

> Perhaps that's hubris to you, but acknowledging that the world is beyond
> the precise control of schemas seems like a useful form of humility.

Nobody's refuted the calendar set of examples.

And yes, it's hubris to say "nobody ever works in a controlled
environment" and "schema shouldn't be allowed such fine-grain control."

> And
> heck, that kind of humility might even reduce the level of conflict on
> these lists!

Precedent's against it. :)

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