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Re: RE: James Clark: XML versus the Web

• From: Dave Pawson <davep@dpawson.co.uk>
• To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
• Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 08:18:05 +0000

On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:17:27 -0600
Peter Hunsberger <peter.hunsberger@gmail.com> wrote:


> I have nothing useful to add, but I would like to state that this
> thread contains some of the most clear minded thinking about XML and
> the future that I have seen come out of this mailing list in a long
> time. Kudos to all who have contributed, I really, really hope that
> someone can move this forward!
> 
> --
> Peter Hunsberger

I can't see that soemone being a single entity this time? Too big?
I think it has to be W3C. Tim Bray gave them a starting point some
while ago. Are they up to it? What impact will commercial pressures 
have in taking this to a usable conclusion? 

Leave the current XML stack (the entire shark?) to meet the
dochead needs and build something for the browser (and mobile) devs.

I think this is Tims starter.
http://www.textuality.com/xml/xmlSW.html
Sam Ruby collected some ideas
http://www.intertwingly.net/blog/2007/01/26/XML-2-0

I'm sure there are more, though few of the scope that James introduced
which makes the most sense to me. 



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