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From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@b...> > > <Quote> > A significant number of people don't want or need the complexity that > W3C XML Schema brings. > </Quote> > > Absolutely true. But I also believe that the specification is broad > enough to allow people a wide range of usage choices, from very simple > to highly complex. Some may choose, for example, to "restrict" their > usage to global elements referenced within content models with no regard > to any relationship between content models, while others may choose to > use the more "advanced" features such as abstract elements/datatypes, > substitutionGroups, extension/restriction, etc. to accomplish what they > need to accomplish. > > So, in summary, I've always believed that the W3C Schema specification > can be viewed as complex, but it is also flexible enough to offer a wide > range of usage choices to accomodate many design tastes. Except that there is a *strong* resistance within the xml community to subset specifications. As a result, there's an "all or nothing" attitude that dominates the acceptance of specifications, tools, etc. If someone were to suggest the creation of a "simplified" subset of XML Schema, do you know what we would end up with? Another permathread. --- Seairth Jacobs seairth@s...
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