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   Re: [xml-dev] misprocessing namespaces (was Re: [xml-dev] There is a mea

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Jonathan Borden wrote:
> 
>...
> 
> The single biggest problem I have with XML is the lack of compatibility
> between XML Namespaces and DTDs. But guess what? XML Namespaces appears to
> have won and DTDs have lost. Is _anyone_ really working on fixing DTDs? The
> main benefit of DTDs (IMHO) is the dirt simple syntax, 

One of the major arguments for moving away from DTDs was that an
XML-based syntax would be simpler!

I'm not saying I believed those arguments but it would be interesting to
see if your perception is widely shared...

 Paul Prescod




 

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