- From: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:01:46 -0500
- To: "Joseph M. Reagle Jr." <reagle@w3.org>
- CC: "Richard D. Brown" <rdbrown@globeset.com>, IETF/W3C XML-DSig WG <w3c-ietf-xmldsig@w3.org>
"Joseph M. Reagle Jr." wrote:
> At 04:17 PM 7/13/99 -0500, Dan Connolly wrote:
> > http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/xmldsig-requirements-990623.html
[...]
> >Talking about a piece of code in any way other than behaviour
> >that's observable from the outside is counterproductive in
> >specs. In stead of:
> > An XML-Signature application must be able to use and understand
> >I suggest you just write:
> > The XML-Signature specification may depend on:
>
> I don't quite follow, I find the latter more ambigous. What I'm trying to
> state is that a signed-XML application IS a {XLink, XPtr, XML-namespace}
> application as described. (Perhaps with additional constractions.)
But the term "XML-namespaces application" isn't defined anywhere.
I don't think there is/will be terms "XLInk application"
nor "XPointer application" either. So I don't see how
you think the former is less ambiguous; it referes to undefined terms.
What's ambiguous about saying that the XML Signature spec
may depend on the XLink/XPointer/namespaces specs? i.e. folks
who plan to implement the XML Signature spec are advised to
get familiar with those specs as well. Change
"may" to "shall" if you like.
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