Re: 4.5.1. When to use an XML-based format

/ Yuxiao Zhao <yuxzh@ida.liu.se> was heard to say:

Thank you for your comments.

| 1. "Immediate need for a wide range of tools on a variety of platforms."
|
| IMMEDIATE may be not appropriate because some chooses XML for
| potential comsumptions in the future. For instance, a company provides
| XML Web services likely for easy integration its partners need in the
| future.

Yes, that's a good point. We've removed the word "immediate" from that
point.

| 2. "Early detection of encoding errors with no requirement to "work
| around" such errors."
|
| More interpretations are necessary.

I'm not sure I understand this comment. Can you clarify?

| 3. Desire for separation of web content and its presentation.-- the
| reason we use XML instead of HTML.

The separation of content and presentation is discussed in detail
in section 4.3.

| 4. Maybe it is better to add "when NOT to use an XML-based format" if
| possible.

We believe this is already covered, see the first para of 4.5.1:

  "It is widely, but not universally, applicable for
  data formats; an audio or video format, for example, is unlikely to
  be well suited to expression in XML."

The TAG did not feel inclined to attempt to enumeration the reasons
not to use XML.

We hope these notes and changes address your concerns.

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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