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Re: [xml-dev] Come On, DTD, Come On! Thoughts on DSDL Part 9

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To: paul@prescod.net (Paul Prescod)
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Come On, DTD, Come On! Thoughts on DSDL Part 9
From: John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 06:22:12 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com (G. Ken Holman), xml-dev@lists.xml.org (XML-Dev Mailing list), dsdl-comment@dsdl.org
In-reply-to: <3D06D08F.D0E0A40A@prescod.net> from "Paul Prescod" at Jun 11, 2002 09:39:43 PM

Paul Prescod scripsit:

> There have been at least two attempts to add datatypes to DTDs without
> breaking the syntax. Lextype and DT4DTD. You're baking a cake. Please do
> not be afraid to break some eggs!

To which I would add that architectural DTDs already set a precedent
by adding some non-SGML features.

-- 
John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com>     http://www.reutershealth.com
I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen,    http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith.  --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_

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