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   Re: [xml-dev] namespaces (was RE: [xml-dev] rss regularis(z)ation)

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On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 06:15:00AM -0700, Dare Obasanjo wrote:
>Debating the pros and cons of XML namespaces is like arguing about whether
>the internal combustion engine is a good idea. The world has moved on.

In the analogy proposed, xml-dev corresponds to transport-tech-dev.  Not,
mind, ic-dev.  But a place where alternatives to the dominant paradigm are
interesting, not threatening (and not boring).

Granted, criticism without suggesting an alternative grows ... wearisome,
after a while.

>Hopefully XML-DEV will catch on to this in a few years. 

I hope not.

Namespaces seem to have proven a bad solution to a problem (or set of
problems).  I have yet to see a good solution proposed, but perhaps I've
missed it (is that a cue for Arjun Ray?).

Amy!
-- 
Amelia A. Lewis                    amyzing {at} talsever.com
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  "Yeah, women are thick and rich and full of hidden treasures and 
besides that, they taste good."
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