RE: [xml-dev] The year is 2027, and we need to examine archived XML documents from 2007 ...

> Isn't there an inherent problem that there are dependencies 
> (namespaces and schema) on www.W3.org and www.snia.org? What 
> assurance is there those domains will exist for 20 years, 
> much less 100?

Absolutely none. A judge could decide tomorrow afternoon that W3C is an
illegal cartel and order its web site to be taken down and destroyed. But
the world would find a way around the problem. There are entity resolvers,
after all. 

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/