Date:         Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:29:56 +0100
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From:         Theo van Veen <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Betr.: Re: XPath and Validation
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>>> [log in to unmask] 5-2-04 2:23:36 >>>
>
>Even more:  There will be enough non-terminally-braindead clients that
the
>content providers won't have any reason to even consider making non-
>conforming, DC+other stuff records.  Why would a content provider go
to
>the trouble of creating an SRW/SRU server and then messing their data
>around?

I have different expectations. I expect clients to do very clever
data-driven things.

>
>They /might/ create a 'dc_plus' schema that includes DC and some
other
>stuff, as that's __the correct thing to do__.
>
>-If- it happens that people do this, then we can reconsider. But I
doubt
>very much that it will happen.
>

OK

Theo