On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 08:56, Berin Loritsch wrote:
> Fortress uses some tags in a non-standard way, and it adds one that is
> not in existence.  Peter objects to poluting the Avalon namespace--I
> agree on differing contracts for @avalon.component and @avalon.service;

Can you describe what you mean by @avalon.service?

> however, we have a disagreement on @avalon.lifestyle.
>
> I like Peter Royal's suggestion, so I propose the following:
>
> 1) Fortress gets in line with @avalon.component and @avalon.service
> 2) We introduce an @avalon-ext namespace for extensions we are wanting
>     to experiment with that are not supposed to be container specific.
>     In this case the first addition is the @avalon-ext.lifecycle.

I would use x- prefix to get inline with other standards bodies. Especially 
given that Merlin uses extensions to refer to something else.

> I think this is the best compromise, and it will allow us to have
> an "incubation" period for new tags.

And how does something get out of the x- namespace? And where do you expect it 
to go when it does get out of it?

-- 
Cheers,

Peter Donald
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