Re: ZIP-based packages and URI references into them ODF proposal

Ian Hickson wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2008, Julian Reschke wrote:
>> Does the spec specify how to parse or serialize a future element called 
>> "foobar"?
> 
> Yes.

OK, where, specifically, is the serialization defined?

> (The parsing algorithm might change in a future version, of course; that's 
> the problem with a having a syntax that isn't self-descriptive, like XML, 
> or forwards-compatible, like CSS. There's not much we can do about that.)

If the parsing section changes, will it affect serialization? Meaning, 
will it break existing producers?

>>>> That's a very verbose way to state "must ignore unknown values".
>>> It's a precise way of saying it, that leaves nothing ambiguous. That's 
>>> the whole point.
>> I think the same precision can be reached with less verbosity.
> 
> Oh, well, I'm sure it can be said more tersely, sure. (Just out of 
> interest, how would you phrase it?)

I'd try to reduce repetition.

> ...

BR, Julian

Received on Tuesday, 30 December 2008 14:13:18 UTC