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Re: Representing Code Lists

• To: ps@b... (Paul Spencer)
• Subject: Re: Representing Code Lists
• From: John Cowan <jcowan@r...>
• Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:52:33 -0500 (EST)
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <khkqtu8gu8bpj7f1sp1sgjv5m01ckiqba6@4...> from "Paul Spencer" at Nov 21, 2002 09:45:29 PM

Paul Spencer scripsit:

> I see such lists being made publicly available (subject to any IPR
> issues). I don't know of any attempts to standardise such a format. Is
> there any activity in this direction? If not, I shall try to start one
> through the OASIS e-Government TC. In which case, which format is
> preferred? Or another one?

I think the second is better than the first.  For example, if you were
standardizing lists from an ISO/IEC standard, the slash would not fit into
an XML name.

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