Re: Namespace-by-retrieval is consistent and coherent

I missed this simply put assertion that a difference
in identity between layers is broken. 

From: Clark C. Evans <cce@clarkevans.com>
Date: Sunday, May 28, 2000 3:01 PM
[...]

>Further, I am strongly against specs re-defining
>behavior at a higher layer under the context of
>"layered is modular".  This is just a falicy.  
>If the namespace spec defines when two namespace
>names are equivalent, then layered specs should
>respect this definition and not re-define it.
>To do so will cause inconsistency amoung the
>layered specifications; i.e. RDF will do it one
>way, XPath will do it another, and now a given
>text that I have will only work with RDF *or*
>with XPath, but not both.


Bravo.

>Clark


Tim BL

Received on Friday, 2 June 2000 21:51:20 UTC