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Bug 4039 - WS-Policy does not define its relationship to XML Base
Summary: WS-Policy does not define its relationship to XML Base
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: WS-Policy
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Framework+Attachment (show other bugs)
Version: LC
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Christopher Ferris
QA Contact: Web Services Policy WG QA List
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Reported: 2006-12-06 16:16 UTC by Christopher Ferris
Modified: 2006-12-13 17:47 UTC (History)
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Description Christopher Ferris 2006-12-06 16:16:24 UTC
Title: WS-Policy does not define its relationship to XML Base [1]

Description:

WS-Policy does not define its relationship to XML Base [1]

Justification:

The XML Base spec says:
	The deployment of XML Base is through normative reference by new specifications, for example XLink 
	and the XML Infoset. Applications and specifications built upon these new technologies will natively support 
	XML Base. The behavior of xml:base attributes in applications based on specifications that do not have 
	direct or indirect normative reference to XML Base is undefined. 

Unspecifying the relationship to XML Base will likely lead to interoperability problems, since by definition, behavior is undefined.

Proposal:
 TBD, but roughly treat along the lines of how SOAP1.2 has handled it [2]

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xmlbase-20010627/
[2] http://www.w3.org/TR/soap12-part1/#useofuris
Comment 1 Paul Cotton 2006-12-13 17:47:48 UTC
Resolved on Dec 13 based on proposal in:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-ws-policy/2006Dec/0040.html  

The proposal was amended to include the following text:

"This document does not define a base URI but relies on the mechanisms defined in XML Base [XML Base] and RFCs 3023 [RFC3023], 3986 [RFC 3986] and 3987 [RFC 3987] for establishing a base URI against which relative IRIs can be made absolute."

See: http://www.w3.org/2006/12/13-ws-policy-irc#T17-45-16

/paulc