If you knew SGML, you probably didn't like it. The "mother" of HTML and XML, SGML was huge (a 300-page specification), it had all the charm of an alpha personality, and was complicated, difficult, uncompromising--SGML never did learn to put on a stylish face. DSSSL, the standard applying style to SGML content, never met with commercial success. Since then, you've had a long-term relationship with HTML, but are finding its superficiality no longer satisfies. Recently you've been attracted to XML, flirting with the idea of getting to know it better. Now you're ready to take the plunge. XML seems to combine the best elements of SGML and HTML. XML publishing is far more disciplined and more powerful than HTML, but it seems less demanding than SGML. What would a commitment to XML be getting you into? Just this: XML requires a commitment to serious discipline, and likely a fundamental change in the way you do business. But with everybody wooing XML, those prenuptial agreements may be......
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