Re: first proposal

[Tony Coates <Tony.Coates@reuters.com>]

>Please be sure you all understand the semantics of the TR9401 catalog
>entry type before you go here.  Note that its semantics imply (logically)
>"appending" the referenced catalog *at the end* of the current catalog.
>This is not the usual behavior of "import", so I think we're asking for
>problems using such a term.  If you want to match the semantics, perhaps
>"nextcatalog" is best.

I agree with Paul on this one.  I see it more as catalogue chaining than import,
so some suggestion of a next/fallback/failover catalogue makes more sense to me
that overloading "import" with yet another slightly incompatible semantic.

     Cheers,
          Tony.

PS  I'm here at XML 2000, so if anyone else is, come say hello (& visit the
Reuters stand :-) ).
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Anthony B. Coates
Leader of XML Architecture & Design
Chief Technology Office
Reuters Plc, London.
tony.coates@reuters.com
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