Re: [relax-ng-comment] Public Comment

["MURATA Makoto (FAMILY Given)" <EB2M-MRT@asahi-net.or.jp>]

On 20 Jul 2004 21:58:58 -0000
comment-form@oasis-open.org wrote:


> It seems like all of this could be solved, with no ill effects, simply
> by stipulating that a Relax-NG processor should process a schema file
> only once.  (If desired, an "import" keyword could be added to the
> language for this meaning to preserve backwards compatibility.)  I have
> read some other requests for this feature expressed on the net, but I
> have never seen a good reason given for not implementing it.

Adrian,

Thank you for your detailed report.

I have been reluctant to introduce new features to RELAX NG.  If it 
changes, we need new implementations, tutorials, books, etc.  Moreover, 
some people would argue that RELAX NG is unstable.

I think that new features should be introduced only when we have 
enough usage and implementation experiences to justify the features.  
Having read this thread, I feel that the RELAX NG community is 
accumulating such experiences quickly.

We probably have to formulate a plan for the next version of RELAX NG 
in the near future.  Please keep fingers crossed.

Cheers,

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MURATA Makoto (FAMILY Given) <EB2M-MRT@asahi-net.or.jp>