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> From: bryan rasmussen [mailto:rasmussen.bryan@g...] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 5:45 AM
> To: XML Developers List
> Subject: [xml-dev] Extensibility of a data language
> 
> It seems that most successful examples of extension exist at 
> the level of protocol, display languages, and so forth, 
> whereas I can't think of any particularly successful data 
> language where the language had the possibility of extension 
> of the language by users built in.

Not sure what you mean by "successful" (in what sense?) - but what are
some examples in your opinion of "unsuccessful" data langauges that
enable extensibility? 

Joe

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> It often seems that Data heads feel that the kind of loose 
> extensibility that namespaces can be set to allow will create anarchy.
> Any arguments against?
> 
> Cheers,
> Bryan Rasmussen
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