Re: [xml-dev] Getting rid of entities (was: misprocessing namespaces)

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

From: "John Cowan" <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>

> Yes, but everything they do is subsumed by XInclude, which can also
> include-as-text and include partial documents.

Why not just bring back CDATA entities from SGML, if you want include-as-text?
Why the extra layer that breaks validation?

What is a "partial document" in this usage?

Cheers
Rick Jelliffe