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The improper use of an 'XML' label is a fair concern. On the other hand, its use, qualified so as to indicate that it is something different or additional, is a signal that something is working to maintain a majority of semantics and idioms of XML. sdw Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote: > At 11:59 AM -0500 4/9/04, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote: > >> Calling it XML-something may be a stretch. > > > Good point. If someone, possibly even the W3C, chooses to invent some > binary syntax for labelled trees, that happens to solves some problems > XML doesn't solve or doesn't solve well, that's perfectly OK. I might > even write a book about it. :-) > > It's only when, instead of letting the new format succeed or fail on > its own merit, they mislabel it as XML, confuse people, and pollute > the XML environment, I begin to get anxious and start dusting off the > flame thrower. > -- swilliams@h... http://www.hpti.com Per: sdw@l... http://sdw.st Stephen D. Williams 703-724-0118W 703-995-0407Fax 20147-4622 AIM: sdw begin:vcard fn:Stephen Williams n:Williams;Stephen email;internet:sdw@l... tel;work:703-724-0118 tel;fax:703-995-0407 tel;pager:sdwpage@l... tel;home:703-729-5405 tel;cell:703-371-9362 x-mozilla-html:TRUE version:2.1 end:vcard
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