Re: [xml-dev] Re: [Sax-devel] Showstopper issue with new Attribute text

From
Bob Foster <>
To
Mike Fitzgerald <>
Date
2004-03-18T03:19:59Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Re: [Sax-devel] Showstopper issue with new Attribute text
Mike Fitzgerald wrote:
 > Bob Foster wrote:
 >
 >> Where did the "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/" URI come from? The
 >> Namespaces In XML spec specifically says: "The prefix xmlns is used
 >> only for namespace bindings and is not itself bound to any namespace
 >> name."
 >> Am I missing some errata, or is there some complexity-multiplying
 >> going on here? It sure seems like a SAX feature that should be dropped
 >> should not be used to justify contradicting the namespaces
 >> recommendation.
 >
 >
 > Dereference http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/ for some clues.

I may be clueless, but I knew enough to do that. That's why I reread the 
recommendation.

Bob