- From: Chimezie Ogbuji <ogbujic@bio.ri.ccf.org>
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:49:58 -0500 (EST)
- To: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- cc: Danny Ayers <danny.ayers@gmail.com>, "McBride, Brian" <brian.mcbride@hp.com>, GRDDL Working Group <public-grddl-wg@w3.org>
On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, Dan Connolly wrote: > I can't tell if you're serious or not. In case you are... I was.. > The spec currently (1.226) says > > "A GRDDL-aware agent should... Find each transformation... Apply each > transformation..." > so yes, it has a SHOULD-level obligation to apply the javascript; meanwhile, > that bit of the spec > follows "Subject to ... local policy as expressed in its configuration ..." > and it's pretty > clear to me that "I don't do javascript" is a reasonable policy, especially > given > our position on #issue-whichlangs... Since the idea of a 'local policy' is pretty loose (theoretically, one such policy could be to *not* apply *any* transforms at all) does it render the conformance label moot - as it is currently written? Consider that such a policy would result in 'no' GRDDL result(s) for an IR which is *supposed* to have one or more. > "Developers of transformations should make available representations in > widely-supported formats. XSLT version 1[XSLT1] > <http://www.w3.org/2004/01/rdxh/spec#XSLT1> is the format most widely > supported by GRDDL-aware agents as of this writing, though though > XSLT2[XSLT2] <http://www.w3.org/2004/01/rdxh/spec#XSLT2> deployment is > increasing. While technically Javascript, C, or virtually any other > programming language may be used to express transformations for GRDDL, XSLT > is specifically designed to express XML to XML transformations and has some > good safety characteristics." > -- http://www.w3.org/2004/01/rdxh/spec#txforms This is a pretty clear health warning IMHO. It is the conformance mandate that confuses things, it seems, as they are applied within the context of open-ended policies. Chimezie Ogbuji Lead Systems Analyst Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Cleveland Clinic Foundation 9500 Euclid Avenue/ W26 Cleveland, Ohio 44195 Office: (216)444-8593 ogbujic@ccf.org
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