Murray Altheim wrote:
[...]
> I don't think XPath is the magic bullet except for valid XML, nor
> is XPointer (which has the same constraint). And I think for the
> whole scheme to work in a real world scenario, it simply must be
> able to handle versioning. Real document management systems take
> a document through the entire lifecycle, and addressing schemes
> that are able to track across versions would be essential unless
> it were okay to be talking about version 17 when the rest of the
> office is talking about the latest version, version 117. It's too
> much of a limitation to require that addressability can only be
> used for fixed documents (which is what you're talking about in
> general when versioning is not accounted for). (01)
Before I step all over my own shoes, I should probably check to
see if all of XPath and XPointer requires valid XML, as some might
be able to operate upon well-formed XML. Anybody remember? (02)
Murray (03)
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Murray Altheim http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/murray/
Knowledge Media Institute
The Open University, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK7 6AA, UK . (04)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): After English, astrology is my second
language. Like a language, it's both logical and messy; it's
useful in making sense of the world, yet full of crazy-making
ambiguities. At its best, astrology is a playful study of the
metaphorical link between the human psyche and the sun, moon,
and planets. It's not a science. It's an elegant system of
symbols, an art form with a special capacity to feed the soul
and educate the imagination. When regarded as a precise method
for predicting the future or when used to pander to the ego's
obsessions, it becomes a deserving target for satire. So there
you have it, Leo. I've clarified the essential views that
underlie all I do in this horoscope column, and which therefore
color the relationship between you and me. Now I challenge you
to do what I just did: Get together with the people you care
about and articulate the fundamental assumptions that form the
basis of your connection.
-- Rob Brezny's horoscope for 4 Feb 2004
http://www.freewillastrology.com/ (05)
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