RE: Single-sourcing, who's doing it?

[Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> SGML was optimized for use by authors. XML was
> optimized for ease of
> parsing. XML is fine for transmission and exchange
> or data (apart from its
> high overhead, which is a genuine problem on busy
> networks). SGML is
> superior for authoring documents.

I disagree. ;) Adding solid, parsable structure to
information allows you to set rigid usage rules, which
allows for maximum reusability without having to
resort to cleanup.

> So... Don't buy a pig in a poke.

I have no idea what that means but if I'm hungry I'm
buying that pig!

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(because life is too short to be inept)

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