Robert Sayre wrote:
On 5/16/05, Bill de hÓra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Robert Sayre wrote:

On 5/16/05, Tim Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


My problem is that putting text in the format spec saying "Nobody but
the IETF can extend the namespace" feels empty and useless, are we
going to send Marshall Rose over to beat up anyone who tries?


It will happen and we won't be able to stop it.

I have a question - what's the problem?


I can think of a couple things. One would be collisions (which Sam
mentioned).

I don't understand- maybe I'm looking at the wrong post?

http://www.imc.org/atom-syntax/mail-archive/msg15236.html


Another would be that validators couldn't catch typos.

Validators won't be able to catch typos for optional markup.

cheers
Bill



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