Re: [xml-dev] Re: [Sax-devel] Showstopper issue with new Attribute text

From
Mike Fitzgerald <>
To
Bob Foster <>
Date
2004-03-17T23:51:10Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Re: [Sax-devel] Showstopper issue with new Attribute text
Bob Foster wrote:
> Where did the "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/" URI come from? The 
> Namespaces In XML spec specifically says: "The prefix xmlns is used only 
> for namespace bindings and is not itself bound to any namespace name."
> Am I missing some errata, or is there some complexity-multiplying going 
> on here? It sure seems like a SAX feature that should be dropped should 
> not be used to justify contradicting the namespaces recommendation.

Dereference http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/ for some clues.

Mike