Re: XML 1.0 is simple. was: RE: almost four years ago....

[Rick Jelliffe <ricko@allette.com.au>]

 From: "Eric van der Vlist" <vdv@dyomedea.com>
> Would it be XML 1.0, XML 1.0 + namespaces, XML 1.0 + namespaces
> + W3C XML Schema, ...

I think W3C XML Schemas is really XML + namespace + XPath + Datatypes +
Structures, since these are all referenced normatively.  Specs which build
on others are much bigger than they appear: having thin layers or simply
expressed layers is nice, but when the normatively referenced standards are
enormous, any even a thin layer is effectively just as enormous.

Is it "metathesis" where a part is substitution for the whole (like "sail"
being used for ship)?  It is just a normal part of English. So we cannot
expect people won't use XML for the whole thing. That confusion between
poetical use and the specific use cannot be banished.

Cheers
Rick Jelliffe