Re: [XHTML-L] Modularization of XHTML - RECOMMENDATION

Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net> wrote:

> >http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/
> 
> Hm, i really wonder what appendix A, B and C want to say with 'This
> appendix will contain ...'? Will there be a second edition of the
> specification in the near future

That's the plan.

> Why was the specification put to recommendation status instead of
> waiting for XML Schema?

The HTML Working Group is working on Modularization of XHTML in
XML Schema [1], but developing a stable XML Schema version needs
more time, and there's a bunch of people who have been eagerly
waiting for this specification to become a Recommendation, as
shown in testimonials [2], even if XML Schema version is not yet
complete.

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-m12n-schema
[2] http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xhtml-m12n-testimonial

Regards,
-- 
Masayasu Ishikawa / mimasa@w3.org
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium