• From: John Cowan <cowan@l...>
• To: XML Dev <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 10:45:48 -0400

Don Park wrote:

> Why not consider changing the name of the standard to
> something shorter?

How's that?  "XML" is too long for you?  You want it to be called
just "XM"?  ("X" is already taken.)

> Saving of 4 characters does seem quite worth the use of obscure word like
> 'xmlns' for something as common as namespace.

"xml-namespace" might do what you wanted (without using more than
one colon), but those of us who type XML directly would not be pleased.
 
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	You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
		Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)

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