RE: [xliff] Input to discussion on Conformance

["Rodolfo M. Raya" <rmraya@maxprograms.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yves Savourel [mailto:ysavourel@translate.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 3:35 PM
> To: xliff@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: RE: [xliff] Input to discussion on Conformance
> 
> For processing conformance: I think it’s important to have processing
> expectations and express them in clear clauses in the specification. But it
> seems that this goes beyond what OASIS sees as “conformance”, and we
> could treat this separately?

Processing expectations can be placed in the specification document next to the element or attribute description where they apply.
There is no need to put processing expectations in the conformance section.
 
> I think we are going to have difficulties to validate processing conformance.

You are right, Yves. 

We can safely validate documents. We cannot validate processing conformance. 

Regards,
Rodolfo
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Rodolfo M. Raya   <rmraya@maxprograms.com>
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