[609] Discussion

DR609 of the current draft [1] was ballotted to receive more discussion.
To kick this off I'd like to reiterate the content of the requirement
and mention some of the reasons why it was considered apt for more
discussion.

Current text:

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DR609
An XML processor is required to be able to read entities which uses UTF-8
and UTF-16 encodings. However, it is recognized that other encodings are
used around the world, and it may be desired for XML processors to read
entities that use any such encodings. If such encodings are to be used, for
example in connection with specific protocol bindings, mechanisms for
describing the availability of such encodings should be described.
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This particular requirement occasioned a lively discussion and debate, which
may
indicate that this issue of codesets is much more complex than it initially
appears.
There was a suggestion that this requirement be postponed (i.e. dropped)
while
the XP WG wait for guidance from the i18n WG on this issue. Alternatively,
the
following wording may be substituted.

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The XP WG recognise that the issue of codeset diversity is a complex one and
will defer any decision on codesets for XP until consultation with the
Internationalisation
WG has clarified the issue.
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Comments and discussion encouraged :)

 --oh

[1] http://www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group/xp-reqs-03

Received on Tuesday, 28 November 2000 06:54:20 UTC