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> But what's the design decision? IOW, what thinking lead to the > 'original decision' that failed to be overturned? IMHO, it was because the side who argued for it was better prepared and more convincing than the side who argued against it. > There's also an implication in what write that obviously opinions changed > at some point (although not *enough* opinions). Can you elaborate on > any of the technical reasons why these opinions changed? Feedback and a better understanding of the issues. > > Seems to me like the crux of this (and some many other specification > related) > debates could be reached if the original design decisions was understood. > In that way we can all understand the arguments, and derive our own > idea of best practices. (E.g. "Well that doesn't apply in my environment, > so I'll do it this way, rather than that way"). > > Although I fear that the answer will be: I couldn't possibly comment. If you are a W3C member, you can see presentations on both sides of the issue at http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/2000/02/xml-schema-ftf-2000-02-minutes#111056704 . That is as far as I think I can comment. It is a shame that this isn't public. Dave
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