complex
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/ <- 2003-02-06
/ numberless specs
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/ <- 1998-02-10
/ one spec
simple
We need more accidents like HTML and better luck than RELAX NG.
Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Pawson [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 12:43 PM
> To: xml-dev
> Subject: RE: [xml-dev] SGML->XML->? (was Re: [xml-dev] SML: Second Try)
>
>
>
> The design goals for XML are
> * XML shall be straightforwardly usable over the Internet.
> * XML shall support a wide variety of applications.
> * XML shall be compatible with SGML.
> * It shall be easy to write programs which process XML documents.
> * The number of optional features in XML is to be kept to the
> absolute
> minimum, ideally zero.
> * XML documents should be human-legible and reasonably clear.
> * The XML design should be prepared quickly.
> * The design of XML shall be formal and concise.
> * XML documents shall be easy to create.
> * Terseness in XML markup is of minimal importance.
>
> Which ones are wrong today?
> What's missing?
> Were the goals too broad?
> Or have they been interpreted too many times in too many different ways?
> Is No. 3 out of date?
> Regards DaveP
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