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Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: First Open Source Documentation Summitat the O'Reilly Open Source Convention]]
- To: Karl Eichwalder <keichwa at gmx dot net>
- Subject: DOCBOOK-APPS: Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: First Open Source Documentation Summitat the O'Reilly Open Source Convention]]
- From: Sebastian Rahtz <sebastian dot rahtz at computing-services dot oxford dot ac dot uk>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 20:03:30 +0100 (BST)
- Cc: Camille Bégnis <camille at mandrakesoft dot com>,docbook-apps <docbook-apps at lists dot oasis-open dot org>,LDP <ldp-discuss at lists dot linuxdoc dot org>,docbook-tools list <docbook-tools at bazar dot conectiva dot com dot br>
> > i really cannot see why you want to stick with SGML and DSSSL.
>
> Both are standards defined by ISO. A big plus. I don't mind XML, after
> all it's SGML.
XSL is written in XML :-}
but seriously, who follows ISO standards in this area?
> > why not put the effort into XSL FO?
>
> It's joung, isn't it?
but growing. unlike DSSSL
> And XSL code doesn't look appealing -- I like
> Lisp languages much more than baroque inventitions like XSL. But "de
> gustibus".
i suspect you are in a minority :-}
sebastian