A few questions

[Matthew Graham]

Hi Paul,

> >>>  2. we mandate the use of predefined prefixes:
> >>>
> >>>        vr:interface/vs:resultType='text/xml+votable'
> >
> I think that if we have the registry interfaces defined in XML then we 
> have to do option 2 as a minimum - XML standards are very clear about 
> namespaces, and tools are free to chose whatever prefix they want - it 
> is the namespace that is important.  

You cannot specify the namespace that relates to a prefix in XPath 1.0.
Since we are not supporting XPath functions, such as local-name(),
this means that everyone *has* to use the same predefined prefixes for
consistency.

	Cheers,

	Matthew