Protocols for XML delivery

bullet1 Other notes

bullet2 W3 XMLP protocol matrix

http://www.w3.org/2000/03/29-XML-protocol-matrix


» See document: http://www.w3.org/2000/03/29-XML-protocol-matrix

bullet2 Questions

  • Question   What is different about XML?
    [[[TBD]]]


     
  • Question   Are XML subsets OK?
    Should protocol implementations be assumed to use standard XML parsers, or might they use specialized parsers with capabilities restricted to the needs of the protocol?



     
  • Question   Formal specification?
    Is there a preferred way to formally specify valid XML (e.g. XML schema, DTD, RelaxNG)?


     
  • Question   Extensibility model?
    Encourage use of standard XML extensibility models, such as namespaces?

    Common mechanism for mandatory extensions?


     
  • Question   What is the appropriate solution space for XML?
     

bullet2 Issues raised

  • Text and binary data
     
  • URIs vs registry identifiers
     
  • Web architecture interaction
     
  • Metadata: formats and protocols