norman.walsh.name: Comments on /2004/05/19/infoset-equalhttp://norman.walsh.name/2004/05/19/infoset-equal/comments.atom2012-02-13T09:08:14.151378ZComment 1 on /2004/05/19/infoset-equalhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00012004-05-26T01:20:19Z2004-05-26T01:20:19ZMichael Rys

Check out the SQL-2003 part 14 where an infoset-based sameness for XML datatypes is being defined. However, your example shows why equality is a controversial topic. I would think that for many applications, PIs and comments need to be considered for equality, but not for others...