Re: New Issue request for TAG: Where does XML fit into the Web Architecture from Gavin Thomas Nicol on 2002-02-13 (www-tag@w3.org from February 2002)

From: Gavin Thomas Nicol <gtn@rbii.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:20:34 -0500
To: <www-tag@w3.org>
Message-Id: <E16b0bF-0005uG-00@server2000.ebizhostingsolutions.com>

On Monday 11 February 2002 08:38 pm, Rick Jelliffe wrote:
> I call on the TAG to give guidance to the XML Core WG
...
> I believe this is a matter that should be dealt with sooner rather
> than later. If W3C is dumping XML as text, then the user community
> should be told, and have the rationale presented on a
> character-by-basis why new problems are not being introduced.   

I second this motion, and would be more than happy to supply an 
animated christmas card that represents what would be possible in XML 
1.1.

I would go a little further, and say that specifying a data format in 
terms of what it is *not*, is begging for trouble.

Received on Wednesday, 13 February 2002 09:42:27 UTC