(dsssl) Re: The Future of DSSSL

Subject: (dsssl) Re: The Future of DSSSL
From: Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian.rahtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 13:15:17 +0000
On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 12:47:16PM +0100, Karl Eichwalder wrote:
> Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian.rahtz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > arguments for the future of DSSSL are good and fine, but if they don't
> > encompass XML, they are evanescent vapours, IMHO. 
> 
> Not in my opinion.  "XML" will not make go away my legacy encoded SGML
> texts -- I just don't need namespaces.

thats fine; all I am saying is that a modern parser needs to understand
XML and namespaces and schemas, as well as SGML and DTD.

though I'd still argue you should convert your legacy SGML....
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