RE: [xml-dev] The year is 2027, and we need to examine archived XML docu

["Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>]

Very interesting points Bryan.

Suppose there are external entities, Xinclude statements, and links in
the archived XML documents from 2007.  That amounts to the financial
institution in 2027 "locating" the files referenced, correct? Or do
entities, Xinclude statements and links raise other problems above and
beyond locating the files?  

Should entities, Xinclude statements, and links be avoided in 2007 if
we wish for XML documents to be usable in 2027? 

/Roger

  

-----Original Message-----
From: bryan rasmussen [mailto:rasmussen.bryan@gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 4:23 PM
To: Costello, Roger L.
Cc: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] The year is 2027, and we need to examine
archived XML documents from 2007 ...

if it does, was an entity management system in place for the older XML
format.

Does the XML format used base itself partially on other standards to
manage data across multiple documents - linking technologies,
inclusions, etc. probably.


Cheers,
Bryan Rasmussen

On 9/9/07, bryan rasmussen <rasmussen.bryan@gmail.com> wrote:
> Does the specific XML used in the financial institution make use of
> external entities?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Bryan Rasmussen
>
> On 9/9/07, Costello, Roger L. <costello@mitre.org> wrote:
> > Ken North wrote:
> >
> > > One of the leading financial institutions in New York adopted XML
> > about 7 years
> > > ago because they need to archive stock and trading information
for as
> > long as
> > > 20 years. They'd had problems with obsolete media and file
formats,
> > > such as WordPerfect 5.1.
> >
> > As always, very interesting information Ken.
> >
> > Suppose the year is 2027. XML stopped being used years earlier, in
> > favor of another format. The financial institution wants to examine
its
> > data archives (XML documents) from 2007. What capabilities must the
> > financial institution have to read the archives?
> >
> > I think the only capability that the financial institution will
require
> > is the ability to interpret Unicode or ASCII, correct? Having an
XML
> > parser will not be required, correct?
> >
> > /Roger
> >
> >
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