Argh...Entities

John Cowan cowan at locke.ccil.org
Tue May 11 17:25:20 BST 1999


Ronald Bourret wrote:

> > I agree with Paul 100% on this one.  For precisely this reason, DDML
> > remained entity free for a very long time (though I got outvoted on
> > unparsed entities in the end.)
> 
> As one of those who helped outvote Simon, I'd just like to say that I have
> completely recanted.  Including unparsed entity definitions in DDML was a
> mistake and I now regret it.

I remain unreconstructed.

If we are to have validatable ENTITY/ENTITIES attributes, then
we must have unparsed entity declarations as well.  Either
lose both or keep both, say I.

-- 
John Cowan	http://www.ccil.org/~cowan		cowan at ccil.org
	You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
	You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
		Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)

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