Re: [xml-dev] flashback to 1997

From: "Simon St.Laurent" <>

> "It would be a blessing for all if those working on the XML standard would 
> simplify entity processing a bit more and fight like the devil against any 
> and all attempts to restuff the relatively Spartan design of XML with 
> padding and fluff from SGML's historical legacy.  From the perspective of 
> the Desperate Perl Hacker, XML would do well to simplify a bit more, and 
> cannot afford to add complications of relatively little value." [3]

Except, of course, the alternatives to entities of
  - XInclude
  - XLink
  - XBase
  - XML Schemas <redefine>, substitution groups, etc etc
do not necessarily represent a decrease in simplicity.

I see Liam is giving a paper on structured attributes.  More fiddling while Rome
burns?

Cheers
Rick