[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] Re: A Call for Dialogue on XML Schema Part 1 and 2
On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Don Park wrote: > XML Schema spec has been in Candidate Recommendation status > since October. Since inner workings of the XML Schema WG is > closely guarded, we can only assume that both parts of the > spec will soon become Proposed Recommendation, and then > finalized not long after. > > Question I must put to you is: are we happy with it? I'll stick my head out. First, the data types (part 2) should have been formally seperated a long time ago. In general, more W3C specifications should be modulized; xsl:script is another clear example of unnecessary technology "tying" which I strongly dis-approve. Second, other specifications should not be directly dependent upon W3C schemas. In particular, a pluggable interface should be provided so that any dependencies can be indirect, allowing schematron, relax, trex, etc. to fill appropriate roles if the user so chooses. > While W3C holds the right to make any recommendations, it is > heavily affected by its own momentum and the economic intents > of its corporate members, resulting in limited ability to > admit mistakes or control the direction of its activities once > the spec is in site of the finishing line. The famous postscript attributed to many great individuals, "I am sorry that this letter is so long, as I did not have the time to make it shorter." applies here as well. The W3C is good at adding more and more specifications, I'd like to see the charter re-written so that refactoring takes a higher priority. Less is more. > I hate to see excellent proposals like RELAX, TREX, and > Schematron ignored for business reasons. Eventually, ignoring excellent proposals will be a business reason, but not one of success. Kind Regards, Clark
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