> If so, this feature should be re-written so as not to mandate particular
> proprietary, non-standard technologies. Instead a level of generalisation
> or indirection should be introduced and maybe an informative annex
> illustrating how this is then used with Sun (or other) technologies...
I don't know whether generalization is necessarily the right answer. The
parameters that apply to a connection to JDBC cannot just be used to
switch to ODBC or whatever, for the obvious reason that you have to
re-write the database address and other details.
What I suggested for OOXML was that such things should be removed to a
separate namespace, so that non-portable features can be clearly marked.
Cheers
Rick Jelliffe
