Re: XML Schema -vs- XML DTD

I would much rather use the schema.  Working through the problem during 
our own development, we found that the enhanced support for data types 
was very important.

David A. Curry wrote:
> As those of you who've been in the group for a long time know, we've always
> sort of had this vague "sometime later" goal to move away from the XML DTD
> representation of IDMEF and toward an XML Schema representation.
> 
> There are some good reasons for using an XML Schema over an XML DTD such as
> better support for data types (which we kind of allude to in the drafts),
> proper support for name spaces, and other things.  (See the list archives
> for more.)
> 
> Anyway, we have received an offer from Andy Newton to create an XML Schema
> for the IDMEF, which we could then integrate into the draft as a replacement
> for existing the XML DTD.  This would mean another version of the draft, and
> that version would be delayed until sometime in April because of Andy's
> schedule.
> 
> Or, we can move forward with the draft we have.
> 
> If you have an opinion on this, please voice it to the list no later than
> Wednesday, Feb. 26th.
> 
> --Dave
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