Re: [xml-dev] Wikipedia on XML

[Tim Bray <Tim.Bray@Sun.COM>]

On Aug 6, 2009, at 6:49 AM, john.1.kemp@nokia.com wrote:

>> I'm not sure it's fair to consign xml:id to the same dustbin as
>> XPointer.
>
> xml:id has been used for a long time in at least one prominent XML  
> Digital Signature implementation for identifying XML elements to  
> sign. Some support is also available in libxml2, a very well- 
> deployed XML parser library.

OK, this is Wikipedia.  One of you xml:id fans should edit that  
section and promote xml:id to the list of core-XML thingies. -T

>
> Regards,
>
> - johnk