- From: Clarke, Agnes <Agnes_Clarke@nl.compuware.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:22:08 -0400 (EDT)
- To: "'xsl-editors@w3.org'" <xsl-editors@w3.org>
- Cc: "'mailto:mf@w3.org'" <mailto:mf@w3.org>
Dear editors, As an XSLT user working in areas heavily dependent on the features proposed for XSLT 1.1, I request an official, detailed statement from the W3C regarding the discontinuation of the XSLT 1.1 draft. As you can see below, Max Froumentin has taken the time to explain some of the issues to me. However, there are thousands of XSLT users who also deserve this information. Currently the only information available is a single, very short, paragraph in the latest XSLT 1.1 draft. Best regards, Agnes Clarke www.agslin.net -----Original Message----- From: Max Froumentin [mailto:mf@w3.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 2:05 PM To: Clarke, Agnes Subject: Re: XSLT 1.1 and 2.0 status Agnes, The problems that XSLT 1.1 posed which led to the decision that it was better to abandon it for XSLT 2.0 were that the most changes introduced were found to be incompatible with XML Query. The XSL Working Group is chartered to work with the XML Query WG in order to maximise compatibility (especially regarding XPath), and 1.1 was not going in that direction. For example, the notion of multiple output documents was not compatible with XML Query's Document Collections. Other problems, such as the fact that multiple output documents are problematic on client-side processors also led to the decision. This is not saying that the feature will be removed, but rather that it will be rethought to better fit a general processing model, while staying as compatible as possible with what is in XSLT 1.1. As for the availability of XSLT 2.0, there is no scheduled date for release. I agree with you that it is a long time since XSLT has changed, but working with XML Query has added a level of complexity which takes a while to sort out. The Working Group still thinks it is worth waiting, though, because we think that interoperability is of utmost importance among W3C specifications. Your request for more information is justified, and I suggest you send a formal request to xsl-editors@w3.org for an official detailed statement, or even ask on the XSL mailing list, where a few Working Group members are active. Best regards, Max.
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