Re: LC-210 making DTD for schemas non-normative

I am more than happy that the Schema WG accepted this suggestion.

Thanks,

 David

"C. M. Sperberg-McQueen" wrote:
> 
> Dear David:
> 
> The W3C XML Schema Working Group has spent the last several months
> working through the comments received from the public on the last-call
> draft of the XML Schema specification.  We thank you for the comments
> you made on our specification during our last-call comment period, and
> want to make sure you know that all comments received during the
> last-call comment period have been recorded in our last-call issues
> list (http://www.w3.org/2000/05/12-xmlschema-lcissues).
> 
> Among other issues, you raised the point registered as issue LC-210,
> which suggests that the DTD for schemas be made non-normative.
> 
> As you know, after discussion the WG agreed with the proposal, and
> the DTD for schemas has in fact been made non-normative in the
> most recent versions of XML Schema.
> 
> It would be helpful to us to know whether you are satisfied with the
> decision taken by the WG on this issue, or wish your dissent from the
> WG's decision to be recorded for consideration by the Director of
> the W3C.
> 
> with best regards,
> 
> -C. M. Sperberg-McQueen
>   World Wide Web Consortium
>   Co-chair, W3C XML Schema WG