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Re: What are the arguments *for* XHTML 2.0?

• To: AndrewWatt2000@a..., clbullar@i..., xml-dev@l...
• Subject: Re: What are the arguments *for* XHTML 2.0?
• From: Paul Prescod <paul@p...>
• Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 18:36:14 -0800
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AndrewWatt2000@a... wrote:

>
> Len,
>
> Yep, that's the one.
>
> If you persist in trying to connect with Blogstream you *eventually* 
> get a
> page.

If you think that's bad, imagine being on the INSIDE of that connection. 
I'll move that essay to my external wsp soon...my wife says "what's the 
use in being married to a computer expert if he can't make your Internet 
connection reliable?" I have no good answer. Er, that's not true. My 
answer was: "try unplugging the network cable from the machine that's 
serving the blog. That might be the one causing problem."

> One of the things that struck me about the blog ... maybe coloured by the
> question I am asking ... is how little mention XHTML gets from Paul.
>
> I wonder, if he is still interested in the topic, if he would comment 
> about
> whether he sees XHTML as a key ingredient in this mix or if, possibly, he
> mentions XHTML as much out of habit as anything.

> If Paul sees XHTML as a key ingredient in the mix that might address 
> aspects
> of the question I want to explore.

XHTML could evolve into something exciting and new, but right now, to me 
it looks like a nip and tuck. I'd love to see XHTML 2.0 or 3.0 be 
essentially XHTML+XUL. But I would also be okay if SVG 2.0 is SVG+XUL. 
As long as we get an interface development language into the standard 
browser stack, I will be happy.

If XHTML's developers want to spend their effort on a nip and tuck, who 
am I to complain? Incremental changes can have benefits over the long term.

  Paul Prescod

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