WG4's handling of DR-09-0248 - General: Removing the need for qualifiers on attributes in Strict

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predictable +1

2009/7/1 Jirka Kosek <jirka at kosek.cz>

> Rex Jaeschke wrote:
> > Hi there Jirka, from the final day of the Copenhagen meeting.
> > We just got done discussing your DR 09-0248, and I just wanted to share
> our
> > response with you.
> > Regards,
> > Rex
> >
> > DR-09-0248 - General: Removing the need for qualifiers on attributes in
> > Strict
> > There was broad support for adopting the proposed solution. After some
> > discussion, it was agreed that the solution involved changes to
> narrative,
> > examples and schemas covering at least 800 pages spread through Parts 1
> and
> > 4. And qualified versions of some examples from Part 1 will need to be
> added
> > to Part 4. The Project Editor estimated that the effort needed to
> implement
> > this solution was on the order of that for all the other DR resolutions
> > combined. Given the time available before the planned start of the
> ballots,
> > members saw no way that such a big editing task and WG4 review can be
> > accomplished. As such, resolution of this DR will be considered until
> after
> > the closure of the COR1 and AMD1 sets.
>
> Fair enough. However my concern is that if we change namespace for
> Strict in AMD1 and then several months later namespace for some
> attributes in Strict in AMD2 we will be looking like crazy folks who do
> not know what they want to achieve and who are constantly changing
> target for developers of Strict support.
>
> Would it be possible to add informal note into AMD1 that will say that
> it is expected to use unqualified attributes in WordprocessingML in
> Strict but that such change will be slipped into next set of amendments?
> I think that we should try to create predictable and stable environment
> for implementers.
>
>                                Jirka
>
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