- From: len bullard <cbullard@hiwaay.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 08:50:37 -0600
- To: Bill Smith <Bill.Smith@Eng.Sun.COM>
- CC: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Bill Smith wrote: > > Len Bullard wrote: > > > I think it necessary to say, "we are not fixing SGML; we are > > subsetting it to make it easier to apply for those cases > > where the full requirements of SGML are too burdensome, but > > otherwise, this is still SGML. What we are doing with the > > linking is a different matter. Here we have a subset and/or > > application of HyTime that is easier to understand and develop and > > will provide a much more powerful linking capability than is > > currently in use on the Internet." > > Why doesn't the same apply to XML itself: > > "Here we have a subset of SGML that is easier to understand and develop and provides more powerful markup than is currently in use on the Internet." > > This is a positive statement about both XML *and* SGML and is an accurate statement of what has been accomplished. I agree with that. len
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