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Re: xpointer

From: Eve L. Maler <eve.maler@sun.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:51:17 -0500 (EST)
Message-ID: <3C89165E.6070102@sun.com>
To: AndrewWatt2000@aol.com
CC: www-xml-linking-comments@w3.org
AndrewWatt2000@aol.com wrote:

> Which link management applications provide quality functionality in the 
> context of XLink and/or XPointer at the present time, in your view?


This is not an area I'm currently doing any development or usage in, 
so my opinions are probably not worth much.  A few years ago, I was 
aware of 2-3 fairly sophisticated link management applications that 
worked with XML/SGML data.


> I have had several responses off list to my recent questions to the 
> effect that XLink may be a dead end. I was wondering how you viewed 
> comments like that. Is there, for example, a future work plan for the 
> XLink WG?


The W3C machinations in this area are currently not publicly viewable. 
  XLink is certainly used by a certain class of developers/users, but 
I agree that there hasn't been a lot of broad-based uptake.

	Eve
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Received on Saturday, 9 March 2002 06:34:00 GMT

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