Eric van der Vlist writes:
 > The other form (using entities) seems to have defenders amongst the
 > SGMLers.
 >
 > Reading between the lines, do you mean it could be becoming deprecated
 > and that a way to go could be using XLink and XPointer ?
 >

I dont think you need read very far between the lines to find that
there is a considerable band of people who would ban entities tomorrow
if they could, in favour of Xlink etc.

If you can't support something in a way that
works (entities), attempt to
convince people that they shouldn't even want
them in the first place ... ?

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