>
> In addition to Matz, I'd most particularly like to hear from the  
> various Daves
> in the group.  I find that the Daves' opinions are often worth paying
> attention to.  Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

I'm not a Dave, but I agree with Matz' #4.

I'd suggest having a REXML::compatibility_mode_1_8 = true switch that  
someone can turn on to keep their 1.8 code running like it did before  
so as not to have to change anything initially.

Caleb