Right. The issue is assuming that "on the web",
any resource was created to meet a common set of
requirements. They aren't. Thus, negotiation.
It isn't just Ted who makes such assumptions. The
real world is: trust but verify.
len
From: Jonathan Robie [mailto:]
Clearly, this is all true. That's why in real world applications, people
forsake XML, HTML, and the common SGML conventions, relying solely on
out-of-line markup.
Seriously, out-of-line markup is useful, but is overkill for many
applications. Ted seems to assume that only the requirements of his
applications matter. Many people have different requirements than these.
