Re: Starting point

> For this reason, I would suggest that we start
> something ultra-small and then add to it only if we get consensus.

Agreed, there's no point creating something that gets simplified again.

> - empty element tags eg <foo/>
> - comments

empty elements and comments are essential, however:

> - bare DOCTYPE declaration eg <!DOCTYPE html>
> - namespaces/prefixes on elements/attributes
> - processing instructions

...could all be dropped imho.

> Note that all of these features have implications for the data model
> and/or HTML5-friendliness.

What is the benefit of HTML5 friendliness?   I see this more for the
back end used in all the places xml is used now - config files, simple
data storage, simple messages etc




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Received on Tuesday, 24 July 2012 07:15:12 UTC