Re: question about reserved names

At 2003-06-06 07:40, Peter F. Patel-Schneider wrote:

> >From http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml, Section 2.3
>
>         [Definition: A Name is .... Names beginning with the string "xml",
>         or any string which would match (('X' | 'x') ('M' | 'm') ('L' |
>         'l')), are reserved for standardization in this or future versions
>         of this specification.]
>
>I am finding it difficult to parse this definition.
>
>It is obvious that xmlxxx is a reserved name, as is XmL.  Is, however,
>XmLxxx a reserved name?  The definition can be read in two ways, one that
>indicates that it is and one that indicates that it is not.

As I recall it, the intent was to make XmLxxx a reserved name.
Perhaps the sentence would be clearer if "or any string" was
replaced with the words "or with any string".

Michael Sperberg-McQueen