Re: [office-metadata] Suggested Changes on the Metadata proposal

["Bruce D'Arcus" <bdarcus@gmail.com>]

Svante,

I suggest these go to the main TC list. This one, in particular ...

On 6/27/07, Svante Schubert <Svante.Schubert@sun.com> wrote:

> VIII) Adjust 'shall' requirement to 'should' for xml:id
>
> "All implementations SHALL preserve any xml:id attribute and its value
> when present on any of the elements listed in 1.4.3."
>
> Similar as other standards (e.g. CSS) we should not try to force
> features by specification, but should let the market sort this out.
> Moreover the specification could be interpreted that it is even
> forbidding to delete the xml:id or its value, even when deleting the
> content, therefore a 'SHOULD' is sufficient.

... has major implications. I'm not at all willing to accept this
without some serious discussion with the entire TC.

Bruce