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Subject: Re: [wsbpel] Issue - 46 - Namespace for the document fragment representing a part
Message text written by "Sanjiva Weerawarana" > I disagree totally .. namespaces are a critical feature of XML that makes XML scalable. < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sanjiva, This I find this an odd statement - scalable? Actually to me adding namespaces to things reduces the likelyhood that it will be parsed correctly everywhere - so its definately an inhibitor to interoperability. The original premise behind namespace - that there would be unresolvable name conflicts - is IMHO - flawed - as it assumes an unrealistic flat information model - where XML is all about hierarchy and therefore context of use is self-determined by the structure. The new idea - of adding content into a structure as "annotations" is a valid use - but thats' a very narrow useage to have to pay for everywhere.... DW.
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