[uf-discuss] using namespace

[Tatsuya Noyori]

Hello,

I would like to suggest that microformats use namespace like the
following example.

<span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
xmlns:mf="http://microformats.org/2007">
 <span mf:term="tel" mf:scheme="http://microformats.org/2007/hcard.rng">
   <span mf:term="type">home</span>
   <span mf:term="value">+1.415.555.1212</span>
 </span>
</span>

This example is just using @mf:scheme and @mf:term instead of
@xhtml:class or @xhtml:rel.

Therefore, this example is human readable and machine readable. And, by using
namespace and a link to schema(@mf:scheme), This example is able to be
valid by using validator and
schema(http://microformats.org/2007/hcard.rnc).

I think microformats need namespace to ensure interoperability.

How do you think about the suggestion?

-- 
Tatsuya Noyori (^o^)/