Re: [abfab] Last Call: <draft-ietf-abfab-gss-eap-naming-05.txt> (Name Attributes for the GSS-API EAP mechanism) to Proposed Standard

[Simon Josefsson <[e-mail]>]

"Cantor, Scott" <[e-mail]> writes:

> On 10/6/12 12:50 PM, "Simon Josefsson" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>
>>Thanks, now I understand better.  I would feel more comfortable if there
>>were a precise reference to what "well-formed serialization" means,
>>especially since there is a MUST here.  It ought to be possible to
>>determine algorithmically whether something conforms or not.  Sometimes
>>I get the impression that "well-formed" just refers to syntactical
>>correctness, whereas namespace considerations are more semantic.
>
> Actually namespaces extend the notion of syntax in XML, so they're not
> just semantic. When you parse while namespace-aware, there are normative
> rules for that grammar that include having namespaces declared properly. I
> think you probably want to reference the notion of "namespace
> well-formed", so my suggested text could be adjusted to include that
> instead of just "well-formed".
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/REC-xml-names-20091208/#Conformance

If the document use the term "namespace well-formed" and/or include the
reference that would resolve the issue for me.  Thanks for clarifying
this.

/Simon