Re: [xml] When will you support xml version 1.1?

[Elliotte Harold <elharo metalab unc edu>]

Michael Day wrote:
> Hi Elliotte,
>
> > Not everyone, While I like more scripts in name characters, I for one 
> > don't agree that not explicitly specifying the set of UNICODE 
> > characters that can be used in names is an improvement.
>
> In that case, what about releasing a series of errata to expand the set 
> of UNICODE characters that can be used in names, as new scripts are 
> added? That would be consistent with the goals of my proposal, which 
> were to allow parsers to be upgraded incrementally to support new 
> scripts, without breaking backwards compatibility with XML 1.0.

I object to releasing errata to change the clear meaning of a spec (not 
that that hasn't been done before).

Upgrades need a new version number.


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