CAP and I18N (Internationalization) xml:lang v language...

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     The CAP specification includes a 
<language> field which appears to be redundant since XML 1.0 (the base for 
CAP) already defines the special attribute "xml:lang" as a standard 
component of XML 1.0 and thus formats defined in terms of XML 1.0. Unless there 
is some distinct semantic difference between the CAP-defined <language> 
tag and the standard XML 1.0 defined "xml:lang" attribute, CAP should drop its 
non-standard tag and rely instead on the xml:lang attribute.

    An alternative to dropping <language> from the CAP specification 
would be to clearly define the differences in semantics between <language> 
and xml:lang. If support for <language> is maintained, then CAP should 
either explicitly prohibit use of xml:lang or define how processors should 
behave when processing data which contains both a CAP-defined <language> 
element as well as the XML 1.0 defined xml:lang attribute.

 

        
bob wyman