Re: [xsl] ANNOUNCE: Petition to withdraw xsl:script from XSLT 1.1

[Uche Ogbuji <uche dot ogbuji at fourthought dot com>]

> Hi Guys,
> 
> I just wondered if you could expand on:
> 
> > 5. Easy distribution of extension functions, a reason commonly cited
> > for embedded scripting, can be addressed separately and does not
> > necessarily have to be solved with the script metaphor, convenient
> > as it may be.
> 
> How would you like to see the easy distribution of extension functions
> being addressed?

One possible approach is that RDDL could be a pretty useful hub for extension 
function definitions and even implementation download.  Ignoring the security 
issues, it could be structured no unlike browser plug-ins.

I think this was Clark's idea originally.


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