Re: Issue-6519 Alternative namespace change policy

The proposal in the original issue requires a backwards compatibility  
judgement call at each publication in order to determine if a  
namespace change might be required.
Below is an alternative that causes the namespace to be changed at  
each publication through CR

The working group intends to update the value of the Web Services XXXX  
namespace URI each time a new version of this document is published  
until such time that the document reaches Candidate Recommendation  
status. Once it has reached Candidate Recommendation status, the  
working group intends to maintain the value of the Web Services XXXX  
namespace URI that was assigned in the Candidate Recommendation unless  
significant changes are made that impact the implementation of the  
specification.

Since CR is the point at which the call for implementations is issued,  
there is no benefit to the WG to maintain a stable namespace until  
that time.
-bob