XSchema: multiple proposals

Simon St.Laurent (SimonStL@classic.msn.com)
Tue, 2 Jun 98 18:31:12 UT


While we've been pondering some basic questions, several folks out there have
already built some sample XSchema structures that are worth taking a look at.
So far I've seen two and heard of two more. One of them, from John Cowan, has
already been announced to the list, and is available at
http://www.ccil.org/~cowan/XSchema-draft-19980601.txt . The author of the
other one I've seen is in the process of posting it.

I'd like this process to continue as a set of questions, followed by a
proposal incorporating the results of the questions. At the same time, I
think that drafts created by individuals can give us some valuable grounding
for those discussions, especially when we can compare and contrast them.

If anyone else out there has created a DTD or even a part of a proposal, I'd
like to know. I'll use the XSchema page (http://purl.oclc.org/NET/xschema) to
link to such proposals.

The XSchema page will also be the home of the specification as it develops. I
hope to have a first portion, based on the discussions so far, up by the end
of this week, though it may move into the weekend.

Simon St.Laurent
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