[Gnu-arch-users] Re: File-tpye plug-in architecture for Arch?

[Tom Lord]

    > From: michael josenhans <address@hidden>

    > Tom Lord wrote:
    > >     > From: Tupshin Harper <address@hidden>

    > >     > DTDs can't handle this level of specifity, but XSDs can. 
<soapbox>dtds 
    > >     > suck...should be deprecated in all applications...down with 
dtds</soapbox>

    > > So, formally, are XSDs turing complete?

    > They are more complete than DTD's, as they include ranges etc. The main 
    > thing which is still missing, is you are not able to define dependencies 
    > between nodes.

    > E.g.:

    > You use 10 different stypes in the text as refernces. But you have only 
    > defined 9 of them. YOou can use ID_REF for such purpose, however this is 
    > often too limited.

Do you know what "turing complete" means?

I'm sorry but this exchange exemplifies some of why I think W3C is
responsible for having crashed the industry.

-t