SGML vs XML

Tom Bradford plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Thu, 31 May 2001 14:27:14 -0700


Trent Shipley wrote:
> No.  This is essentially a content analysis problem.  The idea is to mark up
> *meaning* not structure or format.  In a sense the idea is to press XML |
> SGML into service as a semantic content markup language.  The problem with
> your break idea is that it:

You should check out the W3C's Semantic Web rantings then.  

Regarding your example and SGML.  I think except for the attributes in
the close tags, that format is SGML compliant.

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