Svante,
I suggest these go to the main TC list. This one, in particular ...
On 6/27/07, Svante Schubert <> wrote:
> VIII) Adjust 'shall' requirement to 'should' for xml:id
>
> "All implementations SHALL preserve any xml:id attribute and its value
> when present on any of the elements listed in 1.4.3."
>
> Similar as other standards (e.g. CSS) we should not try to force
> features by specification, but should let the market sort this out.
> Moreover the specification could be interpreted that it is even
> forbidding to delete the xml:id or its value, even when deleting the
> content, therefore a 'SHOULD' is sufficient.
... has major implications. I'm not at all willing to accept this
without some serious discussion with the entire TC.
Bruce
