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3.6.2 XML Representation of Attribute Group Definition Schema Components contains a paragraph whose basic content (The example above illustrates a pattern which recurs in the XML representation of schemas: The same element, in this case attributeGroup, serves both to define and to incorporate by reference.) would aid readers if introduced earlier, e.g. in 1.5 or 3.1.
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During the teleconference of 21 March 2008, the XML Schema WG adopted a wording proposal (the 'March 2008 omnibus proposal') which we believe resolves in full the issue raised in this bug report. The wording proposal can be seen at http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/2004/06/xmlschema-1/structures.omni-200803.html (member-only link) The description of the name/ref design pattern has been copied to section 3.1.2; some errors in the description were corrected (declarations with 'ref' attributes do not have to be empty, they can contain annotations, declarations with 'name' aren't always children of 'schema, etc.). The commentary on the example in section 3.6 has been changed to refer to the design pattern as already having been described, rather than mention it as a new topic; it has also been moved from the bottom of 3.6.2 to the top of 3.6 to be with the example being discussed. John, as the originator of the bug report, I hope that you will agree that the changes shown in the wording proposal resolve this issue satisfactorily. If you do agree, please change the status of the bug report from RESOLVED to CLOSED; if you don't, please change it to REOPENED and let us know what's wrong. If we don't hear from you, we will after a decent interval (at least two weeks, but probably more) assume that your silence implies consent.
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