>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Kay <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

    >>  Well, if the editor of the current XSLT draft and co-editor of
    >> the Current XPath draft doesn't know, then who will??

    Michael> Presumably, those who were involved in creating the 1.0
    Michael> specification...

    Michael> (But actually, even when you've participated in all the
    Michael> relevant meetings, it can be very hard to work out why
    Michael> the WG made a particular decision. Often "it just
    Michael> happened that way")

Well, it occurs to me that it would not break compatibility to
transfer it from XSLT 2.0 to XPath 2.0 if that was desirable.
-- 
Colin Paul Adams
Preston Lancashire