I think David agrees with me that XML processors do not have enough
information to make the decision about whether entity references should be
expanded or not. If an author wants an inter-entity reference that can be
expanded "lazily", they should use XLink and describe the behaviour they
want in a stylesheet.
Paul Prescod - http://itrc.uwaterloo.ca/~papresco
"The new revolutionaries believe the time has come for an aggressive
move against our oppressors. We have established a solid beachhead
on Friday. We now intend to fight vigorously for 'casual Thursdays.'
-- who says America's revolutionary spirit is dead?