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Namespace syntax in HTML

We need namespaces in HTML.
We need a syntax for declaring those namespaces in HTML.
A very good, fitting syntax has already been invented for use in XML, and is understood by a significant number of authors.
That syntax has been corrupted through misuse by many pages. Is it worth trying to save, or do we need a new one (or is one of the premises wrong)?

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3 Responses to “Namespace syntax in HTML”

Anne van Kesteren says:

2006-10-09 at 04:40:21

I don’t see why it’s needed at all.
dolphinling says:

2006-10-09 at 16:26:57

Don’t see why what’s needed? Namespaces? If you want any sort of extensibility, you’ll need them, and people do want extensibility (see the current threads on news://mozilla.dev.tech.mathml about trying to incorporate mathml into html5)
Anne van Kesteren says:

2006-10-09 at 19:05:11

I don’t see why you need namespaces for that. See also the WHATWG mailing list.