On 23/08/2013, at 2:52 PM, Phillip Hellewell <ssh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Stephen Connolly > <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Beware.... the changing of the pom schema is a thorny subject... at present >> we are still stuck trying to decide how to evolve to the next schema >> (whatever that is) without breaking *everything* > > How does the addition of a new optional element cause problems? Because any XML parser that tries to validate the DTD would come up and say "hey, hold on - this is an unknown element!" and barf.
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