The W3C XML Core Working Group has posted the second and last call working draft of xml:id Version 1.0. This describes an idea that's been kicked around in the community for some time. The basic problem is how to link to elements by IDs when a document doesn't have a DTD or schema. The proposed solution is to predefine an xml:id attribute that
would alays be recognized as an ID, regardless of the presence or absence of a DTD or schema.
The W3C XML Binary Characterization Working Group has published the third working draft of XML Binary Characterization Use Cases. Apparently the one they posted five days ealrier had "some obsolete content. This new publication is meant to reflect the up-to-date state of the document, it is recommended not to read the previous version."