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Re: docbook 4.x obsoletes DocBook-XML



I've been digging around in the package a bit.. but still haven't quite got a firm grasp on how it works (it is very different from binary and library packages that I've done in the past). Once I do, I can take them over. Oh wait.. I need to get my maintainorship first.. still waiting in the que. :(

On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 02:02:12PM -0400, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> Eliot Landrum <eliot@landrum.cx> writes:
> 
> > It is not XML "enabled" .. there are two distinct packages distributed from Oasis-Open.org:
> > 
> > 	http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/sgml/4.1/docbk41.zip
> > 	http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1/docbkx41.zip
> > 
> > In fact, there are two distinct DTDs referenced:
> > 
> > 	<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook V4.1//EN">
> > 	<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1//EN">
> 
> Knowing Norm Walsh and how they operate, I'm sure these are released
> together and shall be in the future.
> 
> I dunno; I guess I ought to merge docbook-xml from the docbook
> packages now on Oasis.  It's kinda a drag to have two different, and
> both overbusy maintainers (Eichin and me) for the very closely related
> docbook packages.
> 
> Are there any takers of folks who have more time than me to perhaps
> take over both packages?
> 
> -- 
> .....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
> 

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Eliot Landrum
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