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Re: XSLT 1.1 comments
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- Subject: Re: [xsl] XSLT 1.1 comments
- From: "Clark C. Evans" <cce at clarkevans dot com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 01:19:51 -0500 (EST)
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Uche Ogbuji wrote:
> > I think it would be very nice if someone set up a namespace for experimental
> > extension elements and functions with some simple rules:
> >
> > * Anyone can define a function and register it in this namespace provided
> > that
> > - the name is not already registered
> > - they provide a clear specification of what the function does
> > - the function is intrinsically portable (i.e. it is theoretically capable
> > of being
> > implemented on any processor or any platform)
> > - the function is free of side-effects
> > - there is a four-week period for comments and discussion before the spec
> > is frozen
> > - the person registering the function provides open source
> > implementation(s) that work with at least one processor
> > - there is an opportunity for other people to provide implementation(s)
> > for other processors.
>
> Now you're talking.
>
> Is it not worth trying out this approach for a while before
> diving in with the XSLT 1.1 stuff?
Nice. Very Nice.
;) Clark
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