Namespace for XML format?

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Namespace for XML format? #7

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Should there be a namespace for the XML format?
Does the fact that the element names used aren't predetermined cause a
problem? (eg, would a namespace imply that lda:foo always meant the same
thing, whereas its meaning is context dependent, and discovering the URI
that foo is a shortname for might be a bit of a hassle in some circumstances)?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by K.J.W.Al...@gmail.com on 28 May 2010 at 10:35

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago

Not having a namespace will make the format a lot easier for people to process, 
given that people 
generally find namespaces hard to understand. We're not mixing any other markup 
languages in, so I 
don't see any benefit.

Original comment by jeni.ten...@gmail.com on 29 May 2010 at 8:26