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Re: XSLT 1.1 comments
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- Subject: Re: [xsl] XSLT 1.1 comments
- From: Uche Ogbuji <uche dot ogbuji at fourthought dot com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:22:46 -0700
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> > Would it be possible for XSL implementors to agree on a
> > common extension
> > namespace for some of these (that is explicitly an _experimental_
> > extension and does not imply later acceptance by W3C)
>
> I think it would be very nice if someone set up a namespace for experimental
> extension elements and functions with some simple rules:
>
> * Anyone can define a function and register it in this namespace provided
> that
> - the name is not already registered
> - they provide a clear specification of what the function does
> - the function is intrinsically portable (i.e. it is theoretically capable
> of being
> implemented on any processor or any platform)
> - the function is free of side-effects
> - there is a four-week period for comments and discussion before the spec
> is frozen
> - the person registering the function provides open source
> implementation(s) that work with at least one processor
> - there is an opportunity for other people to provide implementation(s)
> for other processors.
Now you're talking.
Is it not worth trying out this approach for a while before diving in with the
XSLT 1.1 stuff?
--
Uche Ogbuji Principal Consultant
uche.ogbuji@fourthought.com +1 303 583 9900 x 101
Fourthought, Inc. http://Fourthought.com
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