Re: XML catalog for fontconfig
On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 02:58:18PM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> Mark Johnson <mrj@debian.org> writes:
>
> > Or, as Ardo & I have briefly discussed off-list, it would make sense
> > to have debian host some DTDs (etc.) in some canonical directory.
>
> > Doing so would amount to having valid system identifiers that would
> > look something like:
> >
> > "http://www.debian.org/xml/freedesktop/.../fonts.dtd";
> >
> > along with an FPI: -//Debian/DTD Fonts Catalog V1.0//EN"
>
> I think it's a great idea.
>
> Why not put them on PURL, and then have that redirect to something we
> control really easily, e.g.,
> http://debian-xml-sgml.alioth.debian.org/data/xml/...
Cool. Although I know zip about PURL. (where zip=0)
> Or if it's
> upstream without a system location, we can provide one until upstream
> gets it together.
Absolutely, I've hit that exact issue a number of times and it's really
annoying.
> Using PURL lets us do that with out having to
> change the URL.
OK, where do I learn about PURL? (exposing ignorance...)
Hey, if we can do it w/o having
> ... to pester the www.debian.org guys.
that'd truly make it a useful (and useable) resource.
OF course, we'd have to kick around some policy-type ideas to determine a
sensible directory/URL structure, but that's small fry compared to
XML Catalogs and /usr/share/xml.
Someone ought to be assigned the task (via alioth) of initiating
the discussion (which should be on debian-sgml), and summarizing,
when necessary. I don't volunteer:) [unless I absolutely, positively must,
just to get it done]
> Also for debiandoc-sgml ?
Sure, though a sysid's not really needed. Nonetheless, it'd be nice to
have a real one.
Mark
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