James Graham wrote:
Ignoring the _syntax_ for a moment, there have been reasons given for wanting to use XML _features_ in HTML5 - the desire to embed MathML or SVG in a HTML document, for example. You suggest punting these use cases to XHTML5, without addressing the fundamental problem that the XML parsing model is unsuitable for the web, so denying authors the possibility of rich (what XML would regard as "mixed namespace") content.
I do not believe the XML parsing model is unsuitable for the Web. I believe it is unsuitable for the legacy Web, and maybe for someone hand authoring their first Hello World page. However anyone who's putting MathML or SVG in a page is way beyond that point, and fully capable of handling XML's parsing model.
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