On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:17:30 +0100, Bjoern Hoehrmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> * Anne van Kesteren wrote: >>On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:20:48 +0100, Charles McCathieNevile >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> One of the sources of complexity in RDF syntax is the requirement that >>> it could be included in HTML documents in a way that didn't upset legacy >>> browsers. There are assorted use cases for being able to include RDF >>> inside documents. >> >>I think Henri was asking about XHTML5 documents. So legacy doesn't really >>matter there. If you put it inside <head> it won't be displayed. (As >>opposed to HTML5, where it would imply a <body> start tag and where you >>don't have namespaces in the markup anyway.) > > Charles is saying, RDF/XML syntax is complex now because compatibility > with legacy browsers was a concern back when RDF/XML was being defined. Right. That is, it was designed to be included in legacy browsers like IE/Netscape/Opera 3 without causing odd effects. cheers Chaals -- Charles McCathieNevile, Opera Software: Standards Group hablo español - je parle français - jeg lærer norsk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try Opera 9.1 http://opera.com
