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>>>>> "IMC" == IMC <Paul> writes:
>> I think there are quite a few reasons. Mine are:
>> 1) Ability to render in alternate ways to improve
>> readability and accessibility
IMC> Please be more specific on "accessibility". Which groups of people
IMC> are currently excluded, or would be much more included with XML
IMC> documents?
Not clear to me, but it certainly makes it easier to steal good formatting
from other drafts :-)
>> 2) Ability to cross reference documents
IMC> That benefit only appears if all, or a significant proportion, of the
IMC> Internet Drafts are in XML or a similar format. That's not what you
IMC> proposed.
We presently have all of the RFCs in referenceable form.
Many IDs are available in XML, but we can't find them, so we have to make
new XML biblio files.
>> 3) More uniformity in, e.g. references
IMC> In what way is that helpful? Are there kinds of references commonly
IMC> used now that don't work well?
It makes referencing documents very easy.
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