• From: mrossi@c...
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 15:58:00 -0500

Absolutely true. For intros and overviews you might also try browsing the
various XML links on the W3C home page: http://www.w3c.org, and XML.com:
http://www.xml.com has always done a good job of covering new XML
technologies. You might try searching through their previous articles.





Jeff Rafter <jeffrafter@e...> on 02/08/2001 03:11:10 PM

To:   Marek Kowalczyk <marek@z...>
cc:   xml-dev@l...

Subject:  Re: Information on updates to XML standards


Marek,

A great place to go for all things XML is:

http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/

Regards,
Jeff Rafter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marek Kowalczyk" <marek@z...>
To: <xml-dev@l...>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:42 AM
Subject: Information on updates to XML standards


> Hi All,
>
> I have been following this group for a little while and even though I
> thought that I knew XML I have to admit that I am lost. Back when I
looked
> at XML, life was pretty simple, you had .xml files containing data and
.dtd
> files containing their definitions (description), now there is a variety
of
> new additions like XSchema, XLink, XPath, etc... just to name a few.
>
> Does anybody have a pointer to a web site, document, etc... that roughly
> describes what each one of these new standards is for? why is it a
standard?
> and what problem was (has) it solved? I guess I am looking for a digest
of
> all of this.
>
> Thanks, Marek.
>
> PS. Technology, you have to keep up, otherwise it will simply overwhelm
you.
> This is a terrible industry in that respect.
>
>

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