LSSerializer declaring unneeded xmlns:xml

Let me preface this by saying that to my understanding Xerces-J and 
Xalan-J now share a common LSSerializer implementations and that this 
implementation is held and maintained by Xalan.  If that's not true let 
me know and I'll got bug the Xerces people instead. :)

The LSSerializer implementation is emitting unnecessary xmlns:xml 
declarations.  We have run in to cases where code receiving XML with 
such declarations break.  Clearly this is a problem with their code, but 
I have no power over them to make them fix it.

Since the xmlns:xml decl is unnecessary would it be possible to add a 
config options, like 
'http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Core/core.html#parameter-namespaces', 
that would make the LSSerializer not emit the xml namespace delc?

I also see an issue discussing this was submitted some time ago:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XALANJ-2409

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Chad La Joie
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