>> ...I think everyone takes "XML" to mean "XML 1.0 + XML Namespaces" so
>> to say something is a "subset of XML" but not mean namespaces you
>> might get done for false advertising :)
>
> May I suggest that this discussion might be more productive if:
>
>  -   "everyone" is taken to mean "I"

It's true, when I refer to "XML" I really do mean XML 1.0 + XML
Namespaces, and not just XML without namespaces.

But then, so does *everyone* else, and it's absolutely ridiculous to
suggest otherwise.