From: Sean Russell <ser@...>
Date: 2002-06-10T03:38:41+09:00
Subject: Re: ANN: REXML 2.3.5 && 2.2.3

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Tobias Reif wrote:

>  > I'll continue to implement bits and pieces of DTD, but when REXML
>  > gets to be validating, it will probably only be with XMLSchema.
> 
> .. which is a monster of even larger dimensions ;)
> (Perhaps Relax NG would be an option)

Well, XMLSchema may be troublesome to interpret, but it isn't difficult to 
parse, since it is pure XML.  It is also probably going to be the standard 
schema mechanism for XML.  I've mentioned before how I think they went down 
the wrong path with XMLSchema -- XMLSchema has kitchen-sink-itis, just like 
SGML did.  Unfortunately, I'm not the person who the standards :-)

I don't know much about Relax NG.  Is there any support for among common XML 
tools?  A standard isn't of any use if nobody uses it.  (Is anybody here 
aware that the "standard" US Government document standard is an SGML 
format?  Only, it isn't commonly used.)  

Hmmm... Relax NG... if James Clark chairs it, it's probably pretty good.  I 
admit, I've been dreading having to deal with XMLSchema (although not as 
much as I resent having to deal with DTD).  I'll check it out.

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