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Re: syntax review (points for Dave, Eric, Brian)

From: Graham Klyne <gk@ninebynine.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 18:09:44 +0100
Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20030714180859.02e0b078@127.0.0.1>
To: Dave Beckett <dave.beckett@bristol.ac.uk>, Jeremy Carroll <jjc@hpl.hp.com>
Cc: w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org 

At 12:46 14/07/03 +0100, Dave Beckett wrote:
>Yes, that does read a bit odd.  Suggestion
>
>FROM:
>     The construction of RDF URI references from XML attributes can
>     generate the same RDF URI references from different XML
>     attributes.  This can cause ambiguity in the grammar when
>     matching attribute events (such as when rdf:about and about XML
>     attributes are both present).  Documents that have this are illegal.
>
>TO:
>     Different XML attribute events can generate the same RDF URI
>     reference.  This can cause ambiguity in the grammar when matching
>     attribute events such as both when rdf:about and about XML
>     attributes are present.  Documents that have both the namespaced
>     and non-namespaced attribute on the same element are illegal.
>
>(I'm not making this change yet, just offering it)

I think the proposed revision is much better, and as far as I can tell does 
not change the intended meaning.

#g



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