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In article <1990Nov28.105230.10365@tc.fluke.COM> inc@tc.fluke.COM (Gary Benson) writes:
>
>Then Lar spends a great deal of time and energy in a terrific posting that
>really lays out many of the basics of SGML. I nominate his posting for
>inclusion in a Frequently Asked Questions file for this newsgroup...
>... I would volunteer for
>FAQ maintainer except that my knowledge of SGML is also pretty rudimentary.
>Any takers?

In case I have misled anyone, I hasten to admit that I am very much a 
student of SGML, not a master.  I have _never_actually_used_ SGML in a 
product, so my knowledge is only theoretical.  I am only now in a position 
to begin working with SGML concepts and proto-SGML software.  I agree with 
Gary's proposal, and I hope someone with a practical knowledge will accept 
the task of maintaining a FAQ file.

Gary also mentions tools written in perl.  I would love to see people 
volunteering code and techniques for implementing SGML solutions.  I know 
that others have written programs for converting structural information 
to/from SGML using various languages (such as Icon).  Where are they?  
Has anyone considered setting up an FTP site for SGML tools?

A final comment:  we should remember to distinguish between SGML, the 
standard, and various software products that implement it.  It can be 
confusing to mix these.  For example, when I say that you can imbed 
chapters in an SGML document, I do not imply any knowledge of how a 
specific SGML product does it (or doesn't do it).

-lar
 

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