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> What exactly does everyone mean by credible linking? > > >From my view, it seems we each have a slightly different idea about it. For > me, I'd call a linking method credible, if it works in more than one app. > For example, I do a lot of web work and I'm dissatisfied that Mozilla uses > Xlink (an alternative is XSLT), Opera uses some CSS to make XML links work > (no Xlink or XSLT), and in IE you need to use XSLT to get a link working (no > CSS trick or Xlink). That, to me, makes each method non-credible/worthless. I think you have the right idea here. XLink is not yet really credible because everyone feels they can get away with ignoring it. The W3C should be *making* XLink credible by encouraging its use in specs where applicable, and providing advocacy to implementors so we have less of the mess you point out. -- Uche Ogbuji Fourthought, Inc. http://uche.ogbuji.net http://4Suite.org http://fourthought.com Track chair, XML/Web Services One Boston: http://www.xmlconference.com/ Basic XML and RDF techniques for knowledge management, Part 7 - http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-think12.html Keeping pace with James Clark - http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/libra ry/x-jclark.html Python and XML development using 4Suite, Part 3: 4RDF - http://www-105.ibm.com/developerworks/education.nsf/xml-onlinecourse-bytitle/8A 1EA5A2CF4621C386256BBB006F4CEC
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