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That unless one is careful to define and circumscribe 'linking' one invents a programming language. Call that an experiential opinion. I think of links as a serialization (for lack of a better term) of the parameters of a function consumed by a control. That is why it is easy to go a few layers too far in standards for hyperlinking, eg, ISO 10744 HyTime. It's an honest mistake. OTW, this is a topic that is rich with literature if one looks, and over the course of the progression of SGML to XML, most of the points of view have been discussed on this and the old comp.text.sgml lists. After years of work, the compromise was Topic Maps and even that has orthodox and reformist camps. I found it fascinating that a US Intelligence report on Atom Vs RSS referenced by Tim Bray from Ongoing included XLinks. I conclude that they thrive on Intellink so someone in that closed world thought keeping them on life support was a forward looking act. Questions are useful. Answers pay better. ;-) len From: Ben Trafford [mailto:ben@p...] What are your thoughts on the topic?
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