If it doesn't make a difference to expat (and this should be tested), I'd 
vote for using default namespaces (option 2).  If nothing else, it trims 
down the bloat in the file format:

At 03:45 AM 3/15/00 -0600, sam th wrote:
>or 2
><d ...>
><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/SVG">
>       <path .../>
></svg?
></d>

AFAICT, the extra verbosity wouldn't gain us anything.  How badly would this 
raise the hackles of other hardcore XML fans?  

Paul,
file format minimalist



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