On 2/4/08 1:25 PM, "Martin McEvoy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Manu > > On Mon, 2008-02-04 at 15:17 -0500, Manu Sporny wrote: >> Then, I assert that your definition of what is and isn't a namespace >> is out of step with the common definition of a namespace > > If "namespaces" did exist in microformats? it would make it impossible > to re-use other objects such as "title" in other microformats because > names in namespaces can only be declared once and only have one > contextual meaning? > > No one actually will admit to the existence of a namespace in > microformats but there is lots of evidence suggesting otherwise. > > either intentional or not, Microformats MAY have created their own > "namespace" of a kind I think? The problem is with this loose use of term "namespace" or "namespace of a kind", not with microformats usage thereof which will result in endless semantic arguments which are not useful. and On 2/4/08 1:20 PM, "Christopher St John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 4, 2008 4:05 PM, Brian Suda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> We must be talking past one another with our definitions, it is >> probably best to start a wiki page and the discussion will not get >> lose between posts and threads. It will also make it easier for anyone >> to reference later. Continuing this thread will not be productive for >> very long. >> > > Actually, I've found it quite useful. Manu has brought up several points > that I've been concerned about. I've almost chimed in a couple of times > but Manu has beaten me to it and I've been reluctant to just post "me > too" :-) > > Just because one person doesn't find a long and interesting thread > productive doesn't mean it isn't productive for others. That may be true, however, we decided long ago, that this wasn't a good forum for having such discussions about namespaces - there are other forums where you may find more others that find long discussions about namespaces interesting. http://microformats.org/wiki/mailing-lists#bad-topic-namespaces Thanks, Tantek _______________________________________________ microformats-new mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-new
