Re: [xml-dev] Why Use anyURI

[rjelliffe@allette.com.au]

> The problem is that the number of active participants on the WG is tiny,
> and none of them is able to allocate more than about 10-20% of their
> time to this activity, while at the same time the amount of user
> interest in the spec is huge. So the Chair has from time to time decided
> that the primary objective was to get finished, and that if we continued
> to remain open to new comments, the backlog of comments would increase
> over time rather than decreasing. The fact that we've been in this
> position since Jan 2006 and still haven't finished illustrates the
> magnitude of the problem.

Is Michael saying that the XML Schema spec is so large and has so many
problems it has actually been effectively unmaintainable for the last five
years?

> When I saw that this was the situation, I decided to stop moaning from
> the sidelines and join the WG. The situation might be different if more
> people had done the same.

?? Sending in serious comments is "moaning"? I must be misreading, it is
late here.

Cheers
Rick Jelliffe