RE: [xml-dev] The use of XML syntax in XML Query

Michale Rys wrote:
> Just to clarify:
>
> Nowhere does XQuery require XML Schema. It will be able to query data
> without schema without much problems. It will however support XML
> Schemata for typing if the user wishes.
>
> This is far from making the user dependent on XML Schema.

To what extent this will be true is not yet entirely clear. In any case, I
was mostly referring to the burden on implementors, not users.

Evan