RE: [search-ws] oasis xml namespace names

I’m opposed to this proposal. It ends all backwards compatibility.

Ralph

From: Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress [mailto:rden@loc.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 2:21 PM
To: OASIS SWS TC
Subject: [search-ws] oasis xml namespace names

I am going to have to change the namespace names in our schemas, according to OASIS rules. See below.

I've tentatively changed them to:

xmlns="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/search-ws/sru-2-0-response"

xmlns:diag="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/search-ws/sru-2-0-diagnostic"

xmlns:facet="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/search-ws/sru-facetedResults"

xmlns:sra="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/search-ws/sru-searchResultAnalysis"

xmlns:xcql="http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/search-ws/xcql"

Let me know if you see any problems with this. Or if you prefer different (base) names before these are cast in stone.

--Ray

----- Original Message -----

From: Mary McRae

To: Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress

Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 3:07 PM

Subject: Re: XML schemas in OASIS standards

Hi Ray,

Actually we require that. All schemas must be included as separate plain text files and those files take precedence over anything incorporated into the specification document.

What you're going to need is an OASIS http namespace for your schema(s) and to provide an accompanying namespace document (on the docs.oasis-open.org/templates page) that points to all of the resources.

All OASIS namespaces begin with

http://docs.oasis-open.org/ns/search-ws/{namespace of your choice}

Let me know if you have more questions.

Regards,

Mary

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On Apr 30, 2010, at 2:49 PM, Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress wrote:

Hi Mary,

I'm not sure who to ask this, perhaps you could forward to or suggest someone appropriate.

Our SRU document, the latest draft of which is at:

http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/search-ws/download.php/37433/sru-2-0-april-22-2010.doc

includes several XML schemas, currently in Annex D, a normative annex. And there are normative references to these schemas.

My question is, can these schemas, actually Annex D in its entirety, be non-normative, that is can the schemas be maintained outside of the standard. I can go into the long details of why, later if you'd like, the short explanation is that it will make life easier. (But if it is not permissible we can live with that.)

Thanks.

--Ray

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