• From: "W. E. Perry" <wperry@f...>
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:10:47 -0400

Steve Newcomb wrote:

> +1
>
> I think Len's question is a powerful tool for advanced users.
>
> On 03/20/14 09:12, cbullard@h... wrote:
> > To quote Dr. Goldfarb: "Who owns the parse?"

It's the ONLY question. NO semantics except as elaborated from an instance
parse of an instance document in an instance environment.

> > Roger asks:
> >
> >
> >  Which is correct:
> >
> >  (a) XML is a bunch of tags embedded in text.
> >
> >  (b) XML is a bunch of text embedded in tags.
> >
> >  /Roger

Each of these is, at best, a style of composition. The end product in each
case is a document, from which the manner of its composition cannot be
discerned.

Respectfully,

Walter Perry

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