Reinhard Pötz <reinhard <at> apache.org> writes:

> >> XML NAMESPACES
> >> -------------------------------

> >> Since I don't see how version numbers could help, I propose
> > 
> > Don't these version numbers just help in the same way as versioned jars
> > help? It's possible to signal additional functionality or
> > incompatibilities. Just look at the Spring framework.
> 
> We did look at the Spring framework and they don't use versioned
> namespaces, e.g. http://www.springframework.org/schema/beans, but only
> versioned XSDs.

Oh, I'm sorry I had XSDs in mind when you wrote about namespaces. So please
ignore my last mail.

> IMO versioned XSDs are all you need to signal additional functionality
> or incompatibilities.

I agree. So +1 one for your proposal.

Joerg


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