XML complexity, namespaces (was WG)

[Paul Prescod]

David Megginson wrote:
> 
> In the SGML world, someone had to create one or more variant DTDs to
> ensure that the document was valid at each stage (... often
> with liberal sprinklings of ANY).  

What's wrong with using ANY for all content models instead of going
DTD-less? Then the only thing you need to be careful of is that elements
you create have a corresponding type in the DTD. 

-- 
 Paul Prescod  - ISOGEN Consulting Engineer speaking for only himself
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