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Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote: >> I think the SGML world got it right on this one. > > As proven by the massive success of SGML, and the complete failure of > XML. :-) So your view is that XML is successful because XML documents can contain any old slop? Slop is good? That must come as a surprise to the readers who have consulted your many books to find out the ins and outs of DTDs and schemas and how to use them sensibly. What a waste of time, eh? It may be true in the Internet at large that documents _do_ contain any old slop. You don't have to reach much further than RSS to find plenty of examples. It doesn't follow that this is a good idea. It is one thing to observe chaotic behavior; quite another to practice, encourage and praise it. Bob Foster http://xmlbuddy.com/
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