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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>This is in regards to the JP defect report. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m on the fence regarding the value of enacting the change suggested in this defect report. Essentially it comes down to improving the text with respect to identifiers. While I can see the theoretical value here, I have a few reservations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First, it’s going to touch quite a bit of the standard. Just looking at part 1, there are 443 references to “ ID “, 414 references to “ id “, 316 references to “identifier” and 124 references to “Identifier”. And while I suspect that part 1 would have the most references to these strings, all three other parts will be impacted to varying degrees. So to make this change, we’re touching a number of pages.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Second, I worry about the backward compatibility risks here. I’m not sure there is sufficient up-side to this change to break existing files. Perhaps we can avoid this – I’d love to get Murata-san’s feedback here – but it does make me worry.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Something else for us to chat about next week in Stockholm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>shawn<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>