It seems to me that much of this discussion can be summarized as a debate between people saying (in essence): "XYZ (in this case PEs) can be used badly, so we shouldn't allow them" and others saying: "I find XYZ (in this case PEs) very useful, especially for ... " I virtually never find the first argument persuasive; everything can be abused. I often find the second compelling, as I do in this case. While I agree that PEs have been used very badly, and that their thoughtless use can and does confuse a lot of people, I think that well used they are of great value in simplifying DTD construction, making DTDs clear and understandable, and perhaps most important making DTD maintenance easy. I suggest that PEs are a very valuable tool and would be disappointed to see XML without them. ====================================================================== B. Tommie Usdin Phone: 301/231-6934 Mulberry Technologies, Inc. Fax: 301/231-6935 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 608 E-mail: btusdin@mulberrytech.com Rockville, MD 20852 WWW: http://www.mulberrytech.com ======================================================================Received on Tuesday, 3 June 1997 17:53:29 EDT
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