• To: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>,AndrewWatt2000@a...
• Subject: Re: XML "needs" a credible linking specification? Discuss.
• From: Jonathan Robie <jonathan.robie@d...>
• Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:52:28 -0400
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <E17dt31-0006JR-00@m...>
• References: <Message from AndrewWatt2000@a... of "Sun, 11 Aug 2002 04:09:26 EDT." <126.1501a4e3.2a8775b6@a...>

At 07:46 AM 8/11/2002 -0600, Uche Ogbuji wrote:

>I think that those who wish to make sure that generic, semi-structured and
>loosely-coupled data representation is a hallmark of the promise and power of
>XML should rally loud for a generic linking technology.  Linking is such a
>fundamental portion of the value of such data representation that it's 
>already
>been re-invented several times in the context of XML alone.  Each time it is
>reinvented, we lose some of the genericity and some of the loose coupling.

Well said. I agree with you.

Jonathan

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