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Re: Feeler for SML (Simple Markup Language)

• From: David Megginson <david@m...>
• To: xml-dev <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: 11 Nov 1999 12:43:07 -0500

Vane Lashua <vlashua@R...> writes:

> That's what a dtd is for!
> It's the contract!

A DTD is a contract for structure, not for features.  Battle-scarred
SGML veterans will remember the SGML declaration, which was the
contract for what features need to be supported by both ends ("I
promise not to use names longer than 8 characters", etc.).  The SGML
declaration was first against the wall when the XML revolution came.


All the best,


David

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