Re: RFCs should be distributed in XML (Was: Faux Pas -- web publication in proprietary formats at ietf.org

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"Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> In message <ed6d469d0511141114w652c55d3te7df6ec33e8526de@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bill 
> Fenner writes:
>>On 11/14/05, Stewart Bryant <stbryant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> I would not mind swapping from to an XML package
>>> provided it supported change-tracking, embedded comments,
>>> highlighting, WYSWYG display, edit time spell and edit time
>>> grammer checking, and was a simple to install and maintain
>>> on XP.
>>>
>>> Is there such a package?
>>
>>My xxe plugin, http://rtg.ietf.org/~fenner/ietf/xml2rfc-xxe/, provides
>>a few of the features:
>>- embedded comments (with <cref>)
>>- WYSIKLWYG (What you see is kinda like what you get) display
>>- Edit time spell check
>>
>>It's based on the XMLMind XML Editor, which is an excellent
>>cross-platform java-based XML editor, which is not open-source but has
>>a free "Standard Edition" and an excellent "Professional Edition".  My
>>plugin works fine with both, but certain features such as PDF output
>>are limited to the Professional Edition.
>>
>>I've been pondering change tracking, in the context of copy-editing,
>>but I haven't come up with a complete thought yet.
>
> CVS?  Should the Secretariat make CVS archives available to WG 
> document editors?  I've written a book and many joint papers via CVS; 
> it works very well for line-oriented ASCII input, whether XML, LaTeX, 
> nroff, or what have you.

I think CVS would be an excellent idea for this.  The IESG evaluation
record in the I-D tracker attempt to do some history management.  A
changed IESG votes is marked with a '.' for the old vote.  History for
other things are not recorded, e.g., earlier drafts of the approval
e-mail.  Being able to access how these evolve can be useful for
accountability.

Thanks,
Simon

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