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Since the bottom line in the Namespaces spec is that parsers are supposed to accept any character string in the role of a namespace name, the obvious solution is to remove all the fine words about IRIs which don't actually affect conformance anyway. Michael Kay Software AG home: Michael.H.Kay@n... work: Michael.Kay@s... > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Jelliffe [mailto:ricko@a...] > Sent: 29 April 2003 06:27 > To: XML Dev > Subject: Re: XML 1.1 grinds to halt? > > > From: "Mike Champion" <mc@x...> > > > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tag/2003Apr/0123.html > > > > I'm having a bit of trouble deconstructing this ... anyone want to > > explain > > the nuances? I have mixed feelings about XML 1.1, but > having XML wait on > > the TAG which is waiting on the IETF ... which is waiting > on ???? ... > > reminds me of a few doomed projects I've seen in my time! > > Layers = bureaucracy? > > Time is on XML 1.1's side: even Java is only just reaching > Unicode 3.2 just as Unicode 4 is released. So we shouldn't > impose a great urgency, or take instant success as a measure. > > IETF has had a problem coming to grips with non-ASCII > characters in protocols. Internationalized domain names are > at least five years too late. Ultimately, IETF has to go > UTF-8 throughout IMHO. > > I don't know why they just don't adopt XML > Schemas/XPointer/Charmod anyURI to break the impasse for now, > but with a warning that comparisons may cause trouble, and a > statement that when IRIs have their RFC, that > RFC will supercede anyURI. > > Cheers > Rick Jelliffe > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org > <http://www.xml.org>, an initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl>
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