Re: [xml-dev] The year is 2027, and we need to examine archived XMLdocum

[Rick Marshall <rjm@zenucom.com>]

Hi

So, instead of fighting over ODF/OOXML which can survive with or without 
each other, perhaps ISO/W3C/OASIS/IETF etc should focus on a (possibly) 
XML based archive format for documents and data which preserves basic 
layout, links, binary objects (like jpg, avi, etc) as part of the 
format. Open Office and Microsoft can conform to Government requirements 
by having a "Save Archive" option.

All sorts of applications, not just office functions could target the 
archive format for long term storage and searching.

Rick

PS This is not a request to return to SGML, although it could once again 
be the starting point.

Richard Salz wrote:
>> Should entities, Xinclude statements, and links be avoided in 2007 if
>> we wish for XML documents to be usable in 2027? 
>>     
>
> The issue behind this question is not a fundamentally new one.  Very few 
> documents exist apart from any context, and the legal systems know how to 
> deal with taht.
>
>         /r$
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