XLink 1.1 Last Call Disposition of Comments

This document summarizes the disposition of comments on the XML Linking Language (XLink) Version 1.1 Last Call draft of 7 July 2005.

The raw input for this document is the XLink 1.1 Issue Status page which shows all of the email sent to the www-xml-linking-comments list during the last call period.

Of the 44 threads, 12 were closed to the satisfaction of the commenter, 11 were identified as spam, and 21 remain open. The remainder of this document summarizes the status of the open threads.

 XLink 1.1: Open issues?

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter has not indicated assent.

 XLink 1.1: Charmod conformance

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter has not indicated assent.

 XLink 1.1: "markup conformance testing"

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter has not indicated assent.

 XLink 1.1: "XML document" undefined

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter is likely to disagree.

 XLink 1.1: xlink:href requirements

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter is likely to disagree.

 XLink 1.1: XML Base confusion

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter is likely to disagree.

 XLink 1.1: 5.4 "URI reference" unclear

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter has not indicated assent.

 XLink 1.1: "URI reference" "checking"

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter is likely to disagree.

 XLink 1.1: Error handling

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter dissents.

 XLink 1.1: Security Considerations

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter is likely to disagree.

 XLink 1.1: Xlink vs "legacy" linking

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter is likely to disagree.

 XLink 1.1: Animation

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter is likely to disagree.

 XLink 1.1: Schema issues

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter dissents.

 [xlink11] integration with existing markup

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter dissents.

 [xlink11] error handling

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter dissents.

 [xlink11] event handling of nested links

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter dissents.

 XLink 1.1 WD: Optional type attribute

Comment accepted, but commenter never indicated assent.

 SVG WG Last Call review of XLink 1.1

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter has not indicated assent.

 I just want to use a link! What now?

Comment was not about the specification.

 Good start - but simplify the system !!!

The Core WG believes it has addressed these concerns, but the commenter has not indicated assent.