On 5/9/05, Sam Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At least based on the discussion the IESG has been copied on, it > doesn't sound like the working group has fully considered this issue. > The responses have more of the character of those found from people > trying to brush aside an issue than of people who have carefully > considered something and concluded there is nothing to be done. > > Moreover, thisn issue cannot be unique to atom: it must effect many > XML based protocols both within the IETF and within other standards > organizations.
Martin, I agree with Sam on both points. Can you give us an example of an XML format that successfully deals with your issue? Does XHTML differ from Atom? Robert Sayre