On Sat, 7 Mar 1998, Adam P. Harris wrote: > [You (Yann Dirson)] > > > >I'd suggest that we evolve towards a new generic control-file (say > >package.fileinfo), that will possibly evolve with time, as need for > >new/alternate info arise. As an example, it could look like: > > Hmmm. While I agree with we should probably rip up the control file > syntax for Debian 2.1, I disagree that we should invent a restrictive, > proprietary format such as this. Instead, I think we should use a > controlled SGML/XML DTD and let the control files instance the data that > way. > > Let's embrace open standards and open-ended architectures as deeply as we > can.
I strongly agree with this sentiment. Use of XML is the way to go. -- Jean Pierre
