[Bug 11682] under-specification of func-available-environment-variables and unc-available-environment-variable

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=11682

John Snelson <john.snelson@marklogic.com> changed:

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--- Comment #9 from John Snelson <john.snelson@marklogic.com> 2011-01-13 00:31:08 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> I think those functions should be eliminated from the standard for the
> following reasons:
> - they are not part of any user requirements

Clearly not the case.

> - the are 100% implementation dependent (no standard semantics of any kind)

Also untrue. There are systems (like the cloud) where they make less sense than
others, but that is not a reason to suggest that the many other XQuery
implementations where they do make sense should lose this facility.

> - they are untestable

Not a reason to remove functionality.

> - they make no technical sense on environments that use virtualized
> infrastructure (aka cloud)

See above.

> - if implemented, they create a security breach

Can you please explain this further? It's not obvious what you're referring to
here.

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