Aquileo | xml-names-editor Mail Archiveshttps://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/xml-names-editor/feed.atom2026-08-10T18:11:17+00:00W3C Mailing List ArchiverAquileo | XML 1.0 / XML Namespaces and ALMAddison Phillipsaddisoni18n@gmail.commid:c9f4b75a-98db-478b-849c-807d58a3cdc7@gmail.com2026-08-06T19:22:33+00:00
All,

Some time ago (TPAC 2024??), I was tasked with reporting a gap in XML 
1.0 5e and Namespaces in XML 1.0 3e.

The issue is documented here: 
https://github.com/w3c/i18n-activity/issues/1903

The problem is that Unicode assigned a new bidirectional formatting 
character, U+061C ARABIC LETTER MARK, in 2013. This potentially affects 
the grammar of NameStartChar or at least merits an errata mention.

The problem at that time was that the machinery for reporting errata on 
XML had broken down. In a hallway conversation, Philippe took the action 
to restore the mailing list and/or some mechanism for collecting 
reports. This is apparently solved, although a means of doing something 
about such reports may still not exist. In any case, this email serves 
as an attempt to record the issue.

thanks,

Addison

-- 
Internationalization is not a feature.
It is an architecture.
        
Aquileo | XML 1.0 / XML Namespaces and ALMAddison Phillipsaddisoni18n@gmail.commid:c9f4b75a-98db-478b-849c-807d58a3cdc7@gmail.com2026-08-06T19:22:33+00:00
All,

Some time ago (TPAC 2024??), I was tasked with reporting a gap in XML 
1.0 5e and Namespaces in XML 1.0 3e.

The issue is documented here: 
https://github.com/w3c/i18n-activity/issues/1903

The problem is that Unicode assigned a new bidirectional formatting 
character, U+061C ARABIC LETTER MARK, in 2013. This potentially affects 
the grammar of NameStartChar or at least merits an errata mention.

The problem at that time was that the machinery for reporting errata on 
XML had broken down. In a hallway conversation, Philippe took the action 
to restore the mailing list and/or some mechanism for collecting 
reports. This is apparently solved, although a means of doing something 
about such reports may still not exist. In any case, this email serves 
as an attempt to record the issue.

thanks,

Addison

-- 
Internationalization is not a feature.
It is an architecture.
        
Aquileo | XML 1.0 / XML Namespaces and ALMAddison Phillipsaddisoni18n@gmail.commid:c9f4b75a-98db-478b-849c-807d58a3cdc7@gmail.com2026-08-06T19:22:33+00:00
All,

Some time ago (TPAC 2024??), I was tasked with reporting a gap in XML 
1.0 5e and Namespaces in XML 1.0 3e.

The issue is documented here: 
https://github.com/w3c/i18n-activity/issues/1903

The problem is that Unicode assigned a new bidirectional formatting 
character, U+061C ARABIC LETTER MARK, in 2013. This potentially affects 
the grammar of NameStartChar or at least merits an errata mention.

The problem at that time was that the machinery for reporting errata on 
XML had broken down. In a hallway conversation, Philippe took the action 
to restore the mailing list and/or some mechanism for collecting 
reports. This is apparently solved, although a means of doing something 
about such reports may still not exist. In any case, this email serves 
as an attempt to record the issue.

thanks,

Addison

-- 
Internationalization is not a feature.
It is an architecture.
        
Aquileo | XML 1.0 / XML Namespaces and ALMAddison Phillipsaddisoni18n@gmail.commid:c9f4b75a-98db-478b-849c-807d58a3cdc7@gmail.com2026-08-06T19:22:33+00:00
All,

Some time ago (TPAC 2024??), I was tasked with reporting a gap in XML 
1.0 5e and Namespaces in XML 1.0 3e.

The issue is documented here: 
https://github.com/w3c/i18n-activity/issues/1903

The problem is that Unicode assigned a new bidirectional formatting 
character, U+061C ARABIC LETTER MARK, in 2013. This potentially affects 
the grammar of NameStartChar or at least merits an errata mention.

The problem at that time was that the machinery for reporting errata on 
XML had broken down. In a hallway conversation, Philippe took the action 
to restore the mailing list and/or some mechanism for collecting 
reports. This is apparently solved, although a means of doing something 
about such reports may still not exist. In any case, this email serves 
as an attempt to record the issue.

thanks,

Addison

-- 
Internationalization is not a feature.
It is an architecture.
        
Aquileo | XML 1.0 / XML Namespaces and ALMAddison Phillipsaddisoni18n@gmail.commid:c9f4b75a-98db-478b-849c-807d58a3cdc7@gmail.com2026-08-06T19:22:33+00:00
All,

Some time ago (TPAC 2024??), I was tasked with reporting a gap in XML 
1.0 5e and Namespaces in XML 1.0 3e.

The issue is documented here: 
https://github.com/w3c/i18n-activity/issues/1903

The problem is that Unicode assigned a new bidirectional formatting 
character, U+061C ARABIC LETTER MARK, in 2013. This potentially affects 
the grammar of NameStartChar or at least merits an errata mention.

The problem at that time was that the machinery for reporting errata on 
XML had broken down. In a hallway conversation, Philippe took the action 
to restore the mailing list and/or some mechanism for collecting 
reports. This is apparently solved, although a means of doing something 
about such reports may still not exist. In any case, this email serves 
as an attempt to record the issue.

thanks,

Addison

-- 
Internationalization is not a feature.
It is an architecture.