Re: [xml-dev] Underwhelmed (WAS: [xml-dev] XOM micro tutorial)

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Re: [xml-dev] Underwhelmed (WAS: [xml-dev] XOM micro tutorial)
Arjun Ray scripsit:

> How mutable is the spec, then?

*shrug*

I don't know.  There is no reason not to change it, but so far I've had
no reason to change it either.

> Yes, but in what terms is the documentation expressed?  Is there an
> "infoset-speak" behind the scenes?

Not behind the scenes, really.  You document your support for the infoset,
or your requirement for an infoset if you are a consumer, by saying
"I provide/need such-and-such info items with such-and-such properties."

> But not necessarily the original document, right?

No.  The infoset operates on the ESIS level, with minor differences.

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