Re: [docbook-apps] DocBook Website 2.6.0 released

[Dave Pawson <davep at dpawson dot co dot uk>]

On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 17:02 -0700, Bob Stayton wrote:
> I objected to changing the version of the DTD when in fact the DTD had not
> changed.  It is misleading, and forces people to validate their files to see
> if they still work.  And to get them to validate, every webpage file's
> DOCTYPE in a collection has to be updated for the new DTD version number.
> Webpage sites can have hundreds of files.  If the DTD has not changed, that
> is wasted busy work since it has no benefit.  Perhaps the next Website
> release should go to 3.* and leave the DTDs behind, so that the version
> numbers no longer have the appearance of being in synch.

Makes sense Bob. I had to learn how to use sed to get over that problem
last time I updated.
Compromise proposal?
Include a comment in the DTD that this file is also valid for 2.6. and a
date.
That should answer Olivers concern?

regards DaveP


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