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RE: XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and OperatorsVersion 1.0



>Reply-To: <mhkay@iclway.co.uk>
>From: "Michael Kay" <mhkay@iclway.co.uk>
>To: <xsl-list@lists.mulberrytech.com>
>Subject: RE: [xsl] XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 Functions and Operators Version 1.0
>Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 13:11:33 +0100


> > Mike,
>>
>> Do you know if anyone's reading the comment list (given that
>> the archive
>> is all spam I'd not be surprised if everyone had unsubscribed...)
>
>The general model for these comment lists is that all messages are read by a
>moderator on behalf of the WG, and those that aren't spam are forwarded to
>the rest of the group. They eventually appear on the agenda of a meeting and
>the originator then gets a formal response. This is a good mechanism for
>formal, carefully-considered feedback, but not for general discussion or
>questions of interpretation.
>
>> I'd be nice to at least get an acknowledgement that comments had
>> arrived, otherwise all discussion is likely to take place on this list
>> which isn't a totally bad idea as there's probably more XPath
>> experience
>> here than anywhere else, but I suspect the authors of this document
>> aren't subscribed to xsl-list (or if they are, they are keeping very
>> quiet:-)
>>
>I think you are right on all counts! You could always, of course, engage the
>document editors directly in debate - their email addresses are published.
>And if facts emerge on this list that WG members consider are of interest to
>the whole WG, there's a reasonable chance they will be forwarded.
>
>I might mention that one of the editors of the Functions and Operators WD
>also edits the ISO SQL specification in his spare time - there are limits to
>the number of lists anyone can subscribe to!
>
>Mike Kay


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