- From: Steven Champeon <schampeo@hesketh.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 11:56:47 -0500
- To: Paul Prescod <papresco@calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca>
- Cc: www-html@w3.org
At 07:30 PM 3/24/97 -0500, Paul Prescod wrote: >But the great majority of the information on the Web does not belong in >HTML as a source format. It is this situation that we seek to correct >when we speak of SGML "vs." HTML. It is a jargon shorthand such as that >employed by any industry in trying to simplify communication. It only >confuses a small minority. Those who are familiar with SGML know "the >code". Those who are not familiar with SGML typically do not know that >HTML is SGML and thus do not see anything stranger about talking about >SGML "vs." HTML than about PDF "vs." HTML. The "small minority" which you confuse encompasses all users of the Web having no familiarity with SGML. I am familiar with SGML, and I know "the code" as well. I am resistant to the idea of using code when the idea is to evangelize SGML. You have already alienated the audience you wish to embrace. Steve -- Steven Champeon ! I'll sleep Web Guru/Intranet Builder ! when I'm dead. schampeo@hesketh.com ! - Zevon
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