Michael Fuller wrote:

>  Note that this implies that DTDs that allow the use of use xml:lang [etc.]
>  must explicitly declare:
>      <!NAMESPACE xml "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace">
>  
>  In fact, would it also be the case that *every* DTD that use
>  namespaces at all must explicitly declare**:
>      <!NAMESPACE xmlns "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace">

These could also be bound by definition, which is what the namespaces
spec does. (Actually, unless there's an errata I've missed, only xml is
bound. xmlns is by definition not bound to anything.)

-- Ron

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