> In the XML instance that I posted:
> * is the document well formed?
Yes.
>
> Should XML processors be XML-Namespace aware?
To be useful in the current market, yes. But technically an XML Processor
can comply with the XML spec without being namespace-aware: it's an optional
feature that most users happen to want.
>
> Say I have a schema, is the well-formedness dependent upon
> the schema??
No. Validity against a schema is a separate matter from well-formedness.
Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/
