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For sure, Rick. I know you do. The context of such decisions is important, in my opinion, as the practices Simon mentions evolve. We need XMLWays to help people up the learning curve but they have to be robust in the face of all of the contexts XML is applied to that SGML never was or was expected to be. There is a lot of new ground here, ground which even the oldsters have not covered. That is exciting but we can make or break at a large scale. XML is seen as the key for so many things, little issues will be harder to resolve. We have very challenging years ahead of us during which the value of XML-Dev, OASIS, indeed, all of the organizations whose first goal is to see to the stable future of XML growth is enormous in the face of events that will seek to divide them up into competing bitter camps. Some conflict is inevitable but some gatherings must be free of that or negotiation will not be possible. Consensus rules the agora. Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: Rick Jelliffe [mailto:ricko@a...] From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) <clbullar@i...> >Right, but to be fair, when Charles had to make >that unhappy and forced decision, getting syntax agreement was >impossible Oh I was not saying anything other. He is an amazing visionary: concerned with practicalities on axes that us grunts only dimly perceive. Cheers Rick Jelliffe
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