discuss: Anyone help me with converting the new Usenet News HOWTO to XML?
Subject:
Re: Anyone help me with converting the new Usenet News HOWTO to XML?
From:
Dan York ####@####.####
Date:
17 Sep 2001 14:49:41 -0000
Message-Id: <20010917104902.G14445@e-smith.com>
Shuvam,
> > We *prefer* DocBook 4.x SGML or XML, but it's not something we
> > are forcing people to work in. Linuxdoc SGML is still accepted.
>
> Thanks a lot. We'll either use DocBook v4.x, or XML as per the version
> you specified. When you say XML is DocBook v4.1.2, does this mean that
> something written in this particular XML can also pass off as legal
> DocBook v4.x?
DocBook 4.1 is available in both an SGML or XML form. See the OASIS
pages starting at: http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/
Specifically, the SGML DTD (currently at version 4.1) is at:
http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/sgml/index.shtml
and the XML DTD (currently at version 4.1.2) is at:
http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/index.shtml
You can also find more info on the links on:
http://www.docbook.org/oasis/intro.html
Essentially, both the SGML and XML forms *are* DocBook 4.1. The DTDs
are basically identical. With a little care, a DocBook document can
be written that (with a simple change of the initial header) will
validate perfectly fine against either the SGML or XML DTD. I do this
all the time.
Regards,
Dan
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