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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. 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". 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 ********************************************************************************