Re: FW: Transition Request: First Public Working Group Note (x2)

Grosso, Paul scripsit:
> In planning to send on these comments, I came up with a question below.
> 
> For easy reference again, the spec in question is at
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/NOTE-sml-xlink-ref-scheme-20090616/
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Cowan [mailto:cowan@ccil.org]
> > Sent: Thursday, 2009 June 25 13:46
> > To: Grosso, Paul
> > Cc: public-xml-core-wg@w3.org
> > Subject: Re: FW: Transition Request: First Public Working Group Note
> (x2)
> > 
> > Grosso, Paul scripsit:
> > > Someone needs to review at least the first document in light of its
> use
> > > of XLink.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any volunteers?
> > 
> > I volunteer.
> > 
> > I have reviewed the document.
> > 
> > Here's my proposed message text:
> > 
> > The XLink 1.1 WD is in Last Call.  The XML Core WG proposes that you
> > redefine the SML XLink Reference Scheme to use XLink 1.1 rather than
> > XLink 1.0.
> > 
> > In XLink 1.1, the xlink:type attribute with value "simple" is
> optional,
> > provided that an xlink:href attribute is present.  Moving to XLink 1.1
> > would require the following editorial actions:
> > 
> > 1) Remove item 1b from Section 2.
> 
> Here is point 1:
> 
>  1.  An SML reference is identified as an instance of the SML XLink
>      Reference Scheme if and only if all of the following conditions are
> true:
> 
>     a.  It has an attribute information item whose [local name] is type,
>         whose [namespace name] is http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink, and
>         whose content is the string simple.
> 
>     b.  It has an attribute information item whose [local name] is href,
>         and whose [namespace name] is http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink.
> 
> Unless I'm very confused [always possible] I would think we'd want
> to remove 1a, not 1b.
> 
> John?

Yes, 1a is what I meant, so it's a brain fart.

> paul
> 
> > 
> > 2) Add a new item 2c to Section 2, thus:
> > 
> >    c.  If an attribute information item whose [local name] is type,
> >    whose [namespace name] is http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink is present,
> >    its content is the string "simple".
> > 
> > 3) Update at least one example to remove the xlink:type attribute.
> > 
> > 4) Update the References section to refer to XLink 1.1.
> > 
> > 5) Optionally add a claim of XLink 1.1 simple conformance.  ("Simple
> > conformance" is a new term, and means that you understand simple links
> > but not extended links.)
> > 

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