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On 3 September 2010 16:21, Hammond, Tony <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Mike: > > Well, this does strike me as a little odd: > >> Since then, the formal specification has been further tinkered with, I >> think at least in part by people who've not actually implemented any >> version of that specification and who have therefore not been in a >> position to verify that the modified grammar expresses what it >> intends. > > It has been my understanding that the current work within OASIS is aimed > *precisely* at developing a "formal specification". > > Not sure where you got the idea that there was an existing formal spec. http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/specs/cql.html > Far from "tinkering" with this spec the intent has been to make it more > rigorous in the terminology used and in regularizing the grammar in which is > it is expressed. (Indeed even to the extent of assigning it a recognized > grammar.) > > Of course, as with any change set applied to a given system there is always > the chance that something adverse gets to be included. > > I'm sure that those who are working on formalizing the specifications would > more than welcome the experience of those who "have actually implemented" > and are "in a position to verify that the modified grammar expresses what it > intends". You would think so; were Adam Dickmess's corrections taken on? > > Cheers, > > Tony > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************** > DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is > not the original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error > please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage > mechanism. Neither Macmillan Publishers Limited nor any of its agents accept > liability for any statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not > expressly made on behalf of Macmillan Publishers Limited or one of its agents. > Please note that neither Macmillan Publishers Limited nor any of its agents > accept any responsibility for viruses that may be contained in this e-mail or > its attachments and it is your responsibility to scan the e-mail and > attachments (if any). No contracts may be concluded on behalf of Macmillan > Publishers Limited or its agents by means of e-mail communication. Macmillan > Publishers Limited Registered in England and Wales with registered number 785998 > Registered Office Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XS > ******************************************************************************** > >