- From: Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 18:07:50 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
- To: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
- cc: www-html-editor@w3.org
On Fri, 26 Nov 1999, Tim Bray wrote: > In Section 1.2 it says: > > "XML is the shorthand for Extensible Markup Language, and is > an acronym of eXtensible Markup Language [XML]." > > The second half is wrong. XML has never been claimed to be an > acronym, (an abbreviation, yes, but the difference is material) > and in particular, the X stands for the first syllable of > "Extensible", not its second letter. "eXtensible" is simply a > vile misspelling that shouldn't be propagated. Thanks for spotting this. We will make sure it is dealt with in the next revision to the draft. Regards, -- Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org> http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett tel/fax: +44 122 578 3011 (or 2521) +44 385 320 444 (mobile) World Wide Web Consortium (on assignment from HP Labs)
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