RE: [xml-dev] RE: Namespace use cases

> The implementation of Higher Order Functions (HOF) in XSLT (1.0 or
> 2.0) would not have been possible if the namespace mechanism 
> was not available.

I think you mean "some kind of namespace mechanism". The current namespace
mechanism is probably better than having none at all, but it still has many
serious problems.

Regards,

Michael Kay
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