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On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Jeff Rafter wrote: > Ian, > > This is a very interesting diagram-- in a quick glance it seems to support > all of the things members of this list have been saying for a while now-- it > is very confusing (though it is a helpful diagram). I wonder how much more > confusing the diagram would get if the Infoset were added in-- along with > which specs rely on which infoset contributions. Also when the second > version of some of the specs finally mature-- it may become even more > intricate-- for example fitting in data types from schemas into XPath? > Schemas rely on XPath rely on Schemas... a circular set of arrows? Well, as others have noted, there are no circularities. Clearly the dependencies increase as you go to deeper layers -- but then the problems being tackled are bigger, so more complexity is to be expected. And, when compared to the 2898 Internet RFCs ... the diagram must seem quite simple! Ian > Regards, > Jeff Rafter > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Graham" <igraham@i...> > To: "xml-dev" <xml-dev@l...> > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 12:12 PM > Subject: XML spec dependencies chart -- > > > > As part of a lecture, I prepared a slide showing the dependencies of the > > various W3C XML specs (plus SAX), and I thought this might be of interest > > to some on this list. A screen capture of the PPT slide is found at: > > > > http://www.java.utoronto.ca/~igraham/xml-depend.gif > > > > The arrows indicate which specs a given spec depends on (dependencies > > being accumulative). Orange corresponds to a 'recommendataion', and blue > > to a working draft or a 'proposed recommendataion'. There are no > > specification versions .... > > > > I hope to eventually turn this into an animated slide ... could have the > > various spec's pop into appearance according to the historical timelines. > > I suspect that the growth is at least exponential ..... > > > > Ian > > -- > > Ian Graham .......................... http://www.utoronto.ca/ian/ > > i a n d o t g r a h a m a t u t o r o n t o d o t c a > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org, an initiative of OASIS > > <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > > > To unsubscribe from this elist send a message with the single word > > "unsubscribe" in the body to: xml-dev-request@l... > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org, an initiative of OASIS > <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To unsubscribe from this elist send a message with the single word > "unsubscribe" in the body to: xml-dev-request@l... >
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