Tutorial Conclusions
- Each dtd-let has it's own NameSpace, and all elements use a FullyQualified? name.
- The bioxml DTD-lets are used in a composition-like fashion to build useful dtds.
- Information can be linked within the same document or across the web using bx-link:link
Current Problems
- There is a lack of XLink/xpointer software currently available. The goal of linking data across the web will currently be limited to those sites which implement some type of fudge for the bioxml xpointer/id system.
- There needs to be bioxml parsers for all of the bio* projects. The first on my list is bioperl. Volunteers for the others are welcomed.
- requiring FullyQualified? tagnames is cumbersome and verbose - which contributes to a major xml issue - huge file sizes. Until everyone's using sax2 parsers, this won't change.
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