- From: Bill Smith <Bill.Smith@Eng.Sun.COM>
- Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 18:30:48 -0800 (PST)
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Len Bullard wrote: > I think it necessary to say, "we are not fixing SGML; we are > subsetting it to make it easier to apply for those cases > where the full requirements of SGML are too burdensome, but > otherwise, this is still SGML. What we are doing with the > linking is a different matter. Here we have a subset and/or > application of HyTime that is easier to understand and develop and > will provide a much more powerful linking capability than is > currently in use on the Internet." Why doesn't the same apply to XML itself: "Here we have a subset of SGML that is easier to understand and develop and provides more powerful markup than is currently in use on the Internet." This is a positive statement about both XML *and* SGML and is an accurate statement of what has been accomplished.
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