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RE: xml taxonomy

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• Subject: RE: xml taxonomy
• From: Nordström Ari <Ari.Nordstrom@s...>
• Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 15:49:13 +0200
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Hi,

Isn't XML Information Set what you want here (see http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-infoset/). Taxonomy is defined as the "science and practise of classification" (in my convenient dictionary application), and as far as I understand, that's what the XML Infoset is for. 

Best,

/Ari


Rick Marshall wrote...
> 
> hi all
> 
> following several discussions we've had lately, mostly on relational
> models and document management i'm going to float the idea - which may
> be covered elsewhere, please redirect me if appropriate - 
> that having a
> taxonomy of xml may help us to understand what forms, and 
> when are good
> for different problems.
> 
> if we take numbers as an analogy (and that's all it is, there 
> are plenty
> of others) they can be divided into sets - integer, real, rational,
> irrational, complex, etc and we increase our understanding and use of
> numbers by developing theorems that cover the different sets.
> 
> it seems to me that xml is as diverse as numbers or any 
> similar grouping
> and that by focusing on well defined sets of xml structures and their
> properties we can get the theorems to improve our use and 
> understanding.
> 
> eg one set might be xml with tags only - no attributes; 
> another might be
> xml that is constrained to two levels; etc
> 
> by understanding the properties and operators that are valid on these
> sets we can then see the analogies to other technologies such as
> relational models, markup, etc.
> 
> just a thought at the moment
> 
> cheers
> 
> rick
> 
> 

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