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[Eduardo Gutentag]

I stand corrected (but only on one foot because the other is firmly entrenched in my mouth ;-) That's what happens when you're in a telco while reading and answering email I guess. Eve L. Maler wrote: > You *can* do that. You can specify ##other (namespaces other than > this one) and you to turn off validation with processContents. But > would we really want to put this between every element? (I suppose > this is one way to allow a context methodology that's closer to true > XSD derivation -- you turn all customizations into restrictions!) > > The usual practice with wildcards is that they're limited to places > where you're quite sure that your own vocabulary is not responsible > for the semantics of something that's nonetheless essential to provide. > > Eve > > Eduardo Gutentag wrote: > >> Wouldn't it be nice if you could specify "here you can put anything >> from any namespace other >> than the current, or here you can put anything from namespace x, and >> it will yes/not be validated"? >> >> Eve L. Maler wrote: >> >>> I would be concerned about putting wildcards everywhere. It would >>> mean that the vanilla UBL library would allow all kinds of junk, and >>> XSD validation would mean little. But there may be locations where >>> we want to use it strategically. (Eventually we'll need a rule >>> about wildcard usage anyway...) >>> >>> Eve >>> >>> Burcham, Bill wrote: >>> >>>> When I look at that BOD extension example (below) I see an "open >>>> content" model (as described by Roger Costello in this ancient >>>> correspondence >>>> < http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-xml-schema-comments/2000JanMar/0159.html >and >>>> in part three of his eggcelent XML Schema Tutorial >>>> < http://www.xfront.com/xml-schema.html >). I think UBL should >>>> define an open content model, i.e. just about everywhere in a valid >>>> UBL document instance, it should be easy to hang elements from >>>> non-UBL namespaces. What do you think? >>>> >>>> -Bill >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- Eduardo Gutentag e-mail: eduardo.gutentag@Sun.COM XML Technology Center Phone: (510) 986-3651 x73651 Sun Microsystems Inc. 1800 Harrison St. Oakland, CA 94612