Re: [xml-dev] Xlink Isn't Dead

["Alexander Johannesen" <alexander.johannesen@gmail.com>]

Hiya,

On 9/22/06, Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com> wrote:
> It's by no means extinct but it has a specialized habitat. For example it's
> heavily used in XBRL.

Also, the XML exchange format for Topic Maps (XTM) uses XLink for
pretty much any href.

> I've never understood the point myself. You can call your XML elements and
> attributes anything you like, why can't you do the same for your
> relationships?

I think it was an attempt at trying to sway good honest XML folks into
the dark alleys of semantic data modelling, because if it's an W3C XML
standard, everyone will use it, right? *whistle*


Alex
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