Re: [xsl] XSLT 2.0 has arrived

[Mulberry Technologies List Owner <xsl-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 4:41 PM +0000 1/23/07, Andrew Welch wrote:
> Out of the people that put in the effort to reply to questions on the
> list, I think it's fair if they assume XSLT 2.0 if the OP hasn't been
> explicit.

That depends on what you mean by "fair". If you mean "will happen 
fairly often and will create a fair amount of confusion" I agree with 
you. If you mean "is reasonable and encouraged" I disagree.

It seems to me that there may come a time when it will be reasonable 
to assume that all unspecified questions are about XSLT 2.0, and 
there may come a time when answers that assume XSLT 2.0 will not need 
to specify this either. But that time has not come.

For the moment, I ask that people responding to questions try to 
determine what version the OP is using - possibly by asking - and not 
make such an assumption. Equally important, I ask that answers 
clearly specify what version of XSLT they are describing.

Thank you.

-- Tommie
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