Hi,

on a similar question in microsoft.public.xml, I got:

<quote>
Microsoft <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb in Nachricht
<OOKFlEVz#GA.198@cppssbbsa03>...
> Yes, the XSL compatibility is clearly not just an API issue - it is also
an
> XSL syntax and interpretation issue.  There are also subtle things in the
> XML language and in the DOM that will unlikely be fully compatible -- this
> is due to ambiguity in the w3c specs and the fact that true 100%
> cross-platform compatibility is never achievable anyway.
>
> The migration story for XSL is that we will continue to support the IE5.0
> XSL namespace with the IE5 behavior and then we will also support the new
> XSLT namespace with the XSLT defined behavior.  Arn't namespaces wonderful
?
</quote>

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Julian F. Reschke (mailto:reschke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
MedicalData Service GmbH Münster, Germany

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Slatcher
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:45 PM
> To: xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Microsoft's take on XSL
>
>
> Hi
>
> Does anyone know where I can find a Microsoft policy statement on
> how and when they will support XSL - answers to questions like
>  - will they support the forthcoming Recommendation
> partly/fully/with-extensions
>  - which version of MSIE will this come in, and when
>  - will they continue to support their current MSIE5 "XSL" implementation
>
> If no such statement exists (as I guess it doesn't), what rumours are
> going round?
>
> ===
> Steve Slatcher
>
>
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