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<h1>Extensible Markup Language (XML) Activity Statement</h1>
<p class="firstelement">The Extensible Markup Language
(<a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/">XML</a>)
is a simple, flexible text format derived from SGML (ISO 8879).
The W3C created and maintais the XML specification.
The W3C is also the primary center for developing other
cross-industry specifications that are based on XML.
Some of these are done within the XML Activity, such as XML
Query and XML Schema, and some (such as SVG) in other W3C areas.
The XML Activity tries to keep a balance between maintaining
stability and backwards
compatibility, making improvements that help to encourage
interoperability, and bringing new communities into the world of XML.
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<h2>Highlights Since the Last Update (March 2011)</h2>
<p class="firstelement">Low W3C staff resources in the XML Activity
meant that much work was done without technical staff involvement.
The Activity
is still accomplishing a lot with relatively few staff (1.5 FTE).</p>
<p>The Actvity is chartered overall until January 2013.
Some Working Groups within the XML Activity are expected
to finish their current work and close sooner.</p>
<p>No new work has been started in XML over the Summer.</p>
<p>The XML Core Working Group has worked with ISO on
revising
<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/NOTE-xml-model-20110811/">Associating
Schemas with XML documents</a>,
an XML processing instruction to link from XML documents to schemas.
This document has advanced within ISO, but is expected to remain a Note
at W3C.</p>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/Query">XML Query Working Group</a>
and the <a href="http://www.w3.org/Style/XSL/">XSL Working Group</a>
have jointly published drafts for XQuery 3.0, XQueryX 3.0, XPath 3.0 and
the supporting documents. XQuery 3.0 was originally to be called XQuery 1.1,
and would correspond to XSLT 2.0, but this was confusing and so the documents
were all renumbered to be 3.0, including the supporting specifications such
as the XQuery and XPath Data Model, Serialization, and so forth.</p>
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<p>The
<a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/XPPL/">XML Print and Page Layout Working Group</a>
has published the first working draft of
<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xslfo20/">XSL-FO 2.0</a>
to be based on the
complete specification, rather than just listing changes.
feedback is strongly encouraged.</p>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/Schema">XML Schema
Working Group</a> has moved Schema 1.1 (both parts)
to Candidate Recommendation, as expected, and is working on
implementation feedback.</p>
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<p>The <a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/EXI/">Efficient XML Interchange Working Group</a>
published a Working Draft of an
<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-exi-profile-20110816/">Efficient XML Interchange (EXI) Profile</a>
suitable for memory-constrained devices.</p>
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<h2>Upcoming Activity Highlights</h2>
<p>The Efficient XML Interchange format is pushing XML into
new areas, especially on mobile and embedded platforms, and will
create new opportunities. XQuery and XSLT 2 are slowly gaining
adoption, and XML Schema 1.1 is likely to become a Recommendation
this year.</p>
<h2>Summary of Activity Structure</h2>
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Member/Mail--><!--THIS TABLE GENERATED From Member/Mail--><table id="Structure" summary="table of links to groups, Chairs, Team Contacts and charters for the Extensible Markup Language (XML) Activity Activity"><thead><tr><th scope="col">Group</th><th scope="col">Chair</th><th scope="col">Team Contact</th><th scope="col">Charter</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><th scope="row"><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/EXI/">Efficient XML Interchange Working Group</a><span class="partlink"><br />
(<a title="Participants in the Efficient XML Interchange Working Group [Member-only link]" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=38502">participants</a>)</span></th><td>Takuki Kamiya, Michael Cokus</td><td>Carine Bournez</td><td><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/2010/10/exi-charter.html">Chartered</a> until 30 June 2012</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/Group/">XML Coordination Group</a><span class="partlink"><br />
(<a title="Participants in the XML Coordination Group [Member-only link]" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=35676">participants</a>)</span></th><td>Michael Sperberg-McQueen</td><td>Liam Quin</td><td><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/2010/10/xml-cg-charter.html">Chartered</a> until 30 January 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/Core/">XML Core Working Group</a><span class="partlink"><br />
(<a title="Participants in the XML Core Working Group [Member-only link]" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=18796">participants</a>)</span></th><td>Paul Grosso, Norman Walsh</td><td>Liam Quin</td><td><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/2010/10/xml-core-charter.html">Chartered</a> until 31 January 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/Processing/">XML Processing Model Working Group</a><span class="partlink"><br />
(<a title="Participants in the XML Processing Model Working Group [Member-only link]" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=38398">participants</a>)</span></th><td>Norman Walsh</td><td>Liam Quin</td><td><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/2010/10/xproc-charter.html">Chartered</a> until 31 January 2012</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/Query/">XML Query Working Group</a><span class="partlink"><br />
(<a title="Participants in the XML Query Working Group [Member-only link]" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=18797">participants</a>)</span></th><td>Jim Melton</td><td>Liam Quin, Carine Bournez</td><td><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/2010/10/query-charter.html">Chartered</a> until 31 January 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/Schema">XML Schema Working Group</a><span class="partlink"><br />
(<a title="Participants in the XML Schema Working Group [Member-only link]" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=19482">participants</a>)</span></th><td>David Ezell</td><td>Liam Quin</td><td><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/2010/10/schema-charter.html">Chartered</a> until 31 January 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="http://www.w3.org/Style/XSL/">XSLT Working Group</a><span class="partlink"><br />
(<a title="Participants in the XSLT Working Group [Member-only link]" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=19552">participants</a>)</span></th><td>Sharon Adler</td><td>Liam Quin, Carine Bournez</td><td><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/2010/10/xsl-charter.html">Chartered</a> until 31 January 2013</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/XPPL/">XML Print and Page Layout Working Group</a><span class="partlink"><br />
(<a title="Participants in the XML Print and Page Layout Working Group [Member-only link]" href="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/dbwg/details?group=47107">participants</a>)</span></th><td>Liam Quin</td><td>Liam Quin</td><td><a href="http://www.w3.org/XML/2010/10/xslfo-charter.html">Chartered</a> until 31 January 2013</td></tr></tbody></table>
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This Activity Statement was prepared for
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