> From: David Douthitt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> On 2 Feb 2001, at 15:54, Anh (Ly) Vuong wrote:
>
> > I am thinking along the line of using XML [...]
>
> I feel a little out of touch - well, maybe more than a little....
>
> Here it comes.... :-)
>
> What's the big deal about XML?? What is it? Why do I want to use
> it? Why can't I just use HTML and HTML forms?
>
> > Then that XML document can then be processed by another
> > system to pull together the necessary modules & kernel to
> build the disk
> > image. So basically, there are two separate functions, which XML
> > document is served as the bridge:
>
> > - The LRP image generator system
> > Reads the XML document to gather the correct modules &
> generates
> > the disk image. User can then download the image & place it on the
> > floppy & boot!
>
> That's what modmaker was wasn't it? It wouldn't be hard to list all
> of the modules, place them into the right directories, and create the
> various packages. In fact, this would be a nice HTML set to add to a
> LEAF/LRP CDROM with several kernels and modules precompiled and
> included.
>
> The only module that would be affected by this would be modules.lrp -
> and it could be added to an image and sent off. Under Linux this
> wouldn't be hard at all.... (thinking)...
>
> And all -without- XML...
>
and why should we reinvent the wheel?
why not have the trouble to make a logic that somewhere in the future
integrates well with any (ex: self aware (SOAP)) application?
if you have a schema for a xml doc, you can use that data anyway you want,
the schema and the xml file is all you need.
you publish the schema, and everyone on the world has the ability to
understand/write/change the xml file.
pedro
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