On Tue, 22 Oct 96 08:25:14 CDT, Michael Sperberg-McQueen <U35395@UICVM.UIC.EDU> wrote: >[Medium-long note. Executive summary: the discussion of 'implicit' >DTDs has served its purpose and can be ended without damage to >the process of designing and documenting XML 1.0.] O.K. It is now clear that in XML a document "without a DTD" means literally that, and not just "parsable without reference to its DTD". I think this is unfortunate because I believe it will render XML a non-starter in the marketplace. I hope someone can prove me wrong by rebutting the following proposition (formal mathematical proof not required): XML without a DTD is no different from HTML extended by the ability to "add tags and attributes" just by defining processing for the additions in a style sheet (cascading or otherwise). -- Charles F. Goldfarb * Information Management Consulting * +1(408)867-5553 13075 Paramount Drive * Saratoga CA 95070 * USA International Standards Editor * ISO 8879 SGML * ISO/IEC 10744 HyTime Prentice-Hall Series Editor * CFG Series on Open Information Management --Received on Thursday, 24 October 1996 23:36:32 EDT
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