Re: Model terminology issue

"Joel M. Halpern" <joel@stevecrocker.com> Thu, 23 August 2007 22:32 UTC

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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:32:17 -0400
From: "Joel M. Halpern" <joel@stevecrocker.com>
Subject: Re: Model terminology issue
Comments: To: Avri Doria <avri@psg.com>
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The basic change is to refer to the pieces as components.  I have to
go through the document and see how many variations on that term I need.
I will send an email to the list with the exact terms.  I will get
this done by this weekend.

Joel

At 05:31 PM 8/23/2007, Avri Doria wrote:
>hi,
>
>you did not ask, but i can make the changes to the protocol draft.
>
>btw,  what are we changing them to?
>
>a.
>
>On 23 aug 2007, at 07.02, Patrick Droz wrote:
>
>>here is an extract of the minutes from the last IETF:
>>
>>On the model draft the main issue is the use of the term element and
>>attributes. The problem is that these terms have meanings in XML. We
>>should not overload these terms. The input came from Tom Petch on the
>>mailing list. So we think we have to change all the references to both
>>of these components. This will also require some fixes to the protocol
>>draft. It is up to the chairs to make the call on that one. Both of
>>the
>>drafts are supposed to be done in the very near future.
>>
>>As the active chair I ask this change to be made in order not to
>>get in trouble with XML experts. Joel would you mind doing it?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Patrick
>>
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