RE: [xsl] is XSLT 2.0 implementable? (was: N : M transformation)

[Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 9:10 AM -0600 2/4/03, Kienle, Steven C [IT/0200] wrote:

> The key is to not just say "It's too difficult;" but to say "I think this
> section/point/feature is asking too much of developers and is likely to
> prevent adoption of the new standard in new versions of XSLT processors."
> Back it up with constructive critiques and the standard can actually be
> affected; just screaming "I can't do that; I give up!" and the specs
> remains.


I've said it before and I'll say it again: many W3C working groups, 
including the XSLT 2 group, are simply nonresponsive to valid 
concerns that go to the root of what they're doing. In this case, the 
criticism is not of this point or that point in the spec. It is with 
the underlying architecture of the entire spec, specifically its 
dependence on schemas and the PSVI. We want all dependence on types 
removed from XSLT 2/XPath 2. We do not want a strongly typed language.

To a lot of us, it feels as though we're stuck in a train that's run 
off the tracks and is barrelling toward a large chasm while 
accelerating, and every time we suggest that the brakes need to be 
pulled and the train stopped, the conductors just tell us, "Please 
make specific comments about the food in the dining car, and we'll 
talk to the chef."
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