Design Principles Version 1.0 Table of Contents 1. XLink Must Be Feasible to Implement 2. Must Be Feasible to Implement 3. For example, broken links must be tolerated. Interoperability of linking application software is important.
Internationalization is important.
Be Usable by a Wide Variety of Link Usage Domains and of Classes of Linking Application Software XLink should not favor particular domains over others. For example, it should be usable in scholarly annotation, cross-referencing in technical publications, and other domains of link usage. As a critical component for the success of the XML family of specifications, XLink must be developed as quickly as possible. In particular, XLink characteristics should be explained in a fashion that does not confuse the link topology with the XML syntax used to express links. Such characteristics might include the required number of participating resources and inheritance of locator settings.