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

[sterling <sstouden@thelinks.com>]

What do you mean perma threads? 
is that within the w3 specifications?

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Len Bullard wrote:

> Yes it does.   Are you saying that associating semantics with the XLink
> markup are:
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> O incompletely associated/specified (not enough data)?
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> O over specified (too much data that you have to ignore)?
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> O not precise enough about the semantic/process associated (the problem is
> not the markup specification but the process specification)?
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> You are right that the whole point of indirect association is to specify a
> process.  Typically when a markup language becomes controversial, it is not
> because of the markup (trivial to model that) but because of the
> specification for the object that consumes it.  That is one reason for perma
> threads in XML: debating syntax and data declaration instead of object
> methods where the real problems of specification are harder and Not XML
> anyway.
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> len
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> From: Nicholas.Ardlie@ga.gov.au [mailto:Nicholas.Ardlie@ga.gov.au]  
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> GML (Geography Markup Language) also relies on XLink for semantic
> association and represents a growing community, riding a gradual uptake of
> OGC WFS services.
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> With metadata standards rapidly maturing in this domain, the GML community
> is coming to a point where enterprise support for GML will require custom
> XLink models/processors.
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> Previous experiences with XLink have left me thinking that the effort/reward
> ratio is far too low.
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> I'm interested by the direction of this thread though.
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> Nick Ardlie
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> http://www.paleboundary.com <http://www.paleboundary.com/>  
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