If an <attDef> does not have a @mode, it should be treated as if mode="add" according to http://www.tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/ref-att.combinable.html . But Roma currently does not "raise an error if an object with the same identifier already exists".
true. Roma does not raise any errors, however. its an incomplete implementation.
Setting as RED as needs Roma development and pending-postponed.
Per Council meeting, closed.