RE: [xml-dev] WD for Namespaces 1.1

[Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>]

At 08:01 AM 04/04/02 -0600, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:
>True.  As soon as one starts depending on namespaces, 
>one has pretty much said "web only" for the XML. 

On what planet is this true?  Not this one.

> Namespaces should not be core, but 
>it is likely they will be.  It is one way to ensure 
>that RDF gets a bigger niche.

I disagree with both halves of the sentence.  Namespaces
have de facto become part of the way that basic XML is
basically used by basically everybody.  And RDF will 
stand or fall on its own merits.  -Tim