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   Re: [xml-dev] WXS acronym?

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At 12:21 PM 8/16/2002 -0400, AndrewWatt2000@aol.com wrote:

>I think that one reason many people avoid the use of "XML Schema" (upper 
>case initial "S") in that it is too easily confused with "XML schema" 
>(lower case initial "s").

The official name is W3C XML Schema. I agree that XML Schema is not the 
name of a language.

>I guess that at least some users also concluded that for W3C to, for want 
>of a better term, appropriate a generic term for an organisationally 
>proprietary specification smacked of arrogance. ... You did ask. :)
>
>By the way, where is it indicated that XSDL is the official acronym for 
>W3C XML Schema?

As Henry pointed out, nowhere. It is used in some of the XML Schema WG 
documents, but I think this is probably due to human error.

Jonathan





 

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