RE: [xtm-wg] Syntax is a bitch :-(

["Wrightson, Ann" <Ann.Wrightson@sweetandmaxwell.co.uk>]

The forms of identification which are able to realize/implement a given
concept of identity in a given context can be very varied - and I agree very
much with what Eliot has just said (both messages).

The particular form of identification you need for XTM-type applications
depends on your technical context. Some will permit/require the maintenance
of a robust structure of indirect references as in Eliot's account. Some
will require/permit the use of simple naming, eg linking chunks within a
published CD to a thesaurus-with-definitions, with no requirement to
maintain history. And there can be other solutions. The important property
in a given context is being able to identify in that context.

XTM will be fit for purpose if it allows a repertoire of solutions useful in
its intended domain of application - and a combination of facilities for
naming and referencing, like we have inherited from 13250, whilst not
"pure", will probably do that.

Cheers

Ann W.

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