- From: Dan Connolly <connolly@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 08:10:13 -0500
- To: Martyn Horner <martyn.horner@profium.com>
- CC: w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org
Martyn Horner wrote: [...] > Can the whole namespace-attribute `decision' be reconstructed with > Brian's reference to XML namespace tying? Maybe; when we get around to actually replacing the gramar in the spec, I expect we'll do something at the infoset level (i.e. using XSLT or XML Schema or whatever). But for now, let's just use test cases to say what we mean. > Or are we determined to be > dogmatic about the actual syntax? I am determined to be clear about the actual syntax. Down to the last character and byte, using test cases. > Wouldn't that simplify our long search > for consensus? I doubt it; I find black-and-white test cases much more conducive to building lasting consensus than abstractions. I say "lasting" because you can always abstract away to the point where everybody agrees; but then when you go to apply it, you discover that you didn't have consensus at a level that actually gives you interoperability. -- Dan Connolly, W3C http://www.w3.org/People/Connolly/
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