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That is a good section but my vote would be open with the first meaning as you have been suggesting. XML is an exact thing as defined by the w3c extensible markup language recommendation(s). People say the text <a/> *is* XML but more precisely it *is* a "document" that comples with the "a" markup language which in turn complies with the rules of XML. From this I determine that XML is not a language but rather rules and mechanisms for creating languages - a markup language Framework (MLF) or some such thing. But I would not want to be a revisionist because it can cause confusion on what is otherwise a great tool. -----Original Message----- From: Tim.Bray@S... [mailto:Tim.Bray@S...] Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 12:55 PM To: Dave Pawson Cc: Pete Cordell; 'XML Developers List' Subject: Re: Wikipedia on XML Alternatively, we could promote the section under "meanings" of the term" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML#Meanings_of_the_term) to the top of the entry & enrich it with some links. Currently it says: The term "XML" is used colloquially in the IT and marketing communities to describe a variety of technologies, including: 1. the syntax and rules defined by the W3C XML specification(s); 2. any vocabulary (markup language) based on the XML specification; and 3. XML technology in general, such as the collection of XML languages, parsers, tools and APIs applied to a particular problem set, as in "we are using XML for information exchange". The majority of this article concerns the first meaning. Wikipedia contains numerous articles covering many of the specific XML languages and technologies. See the XML Category. _______________________________________________________________________ XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS to support XML implementation and development. To minimize spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@l... subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@l... List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php
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