[DOC-SIG] Comparing SGML DTDs

[Bill Janssen]

Excerpts from ext.python: 12-Nov-97 Re: [DOC-SIG] Comparing SGM.. Paul
Prescod@calum.csclu (2299*)

> RTF (and Word) is an abstraction killer. Its most 
> sophisticated abstraction is the "paragraph". If we are going to start
> from RTF then there is very little value in using SGML at any stage in the
> process.

I completely agree.  RTF is the wrong direction.  As is HTML or Texinfo,
for the same reason -- too concrete.  TIM and XML are attempts at
removing that problem from Texinfo and HTML, respectively.

Bill

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