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Re: The privilege of XML parsing - Data types,binary XML and X

• To: "Roger L. Costello" <costello@m...>
• Subject: Re: The privilege of XML parsing - Data types,binary XML and XMLpipelines (LONG)
• From: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>
• Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 11:20:19 -0700
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: Message from "Roger L. Costello" <costello@m...> of "Tue, 10 Dec 2002 12:21:53 EST." <3DF622B1.E0B02D87@m...>
• Sender: Uche Ogbuji <uche.ogbuji@f...>

> This seems a bit unsettling to me.  It is the data model that provides meaning
> to the string.  The data model allows me to understand the aircraft and
> elevation elements.   I would imagine that it is the combination of the data
> and the data model which endure.  What are your thoughts on this?  /Roger

The job of XMl is not to provide meaning.  I have many techniques for managing 
meaning of data in XML, all of which are infinitely more expressive than WXS.  
Why would I even use something as weak as WXS to manage something as 
multifarious as meaning?

I am happy for people to use whatever works for them to manage the semantics 
of their tags.  I just don't want one group's particular preference melded 
into core XML processing specs.

I should think this distinction is a really clear one, but for some reason it 
does not seem to be getting across.


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