Eric Zurcher wrote:
In my mind it's totally wrong to create a language for descriptions using XML. Instead create a dedicated language for descriptions - then construct a XML generator for this language if you like. I'm in computer science, my interrest in botany is just a small part time hobby But i hate to see a lot of energy go to waste and i would like to see a computer flora whith a deep knowledge i could interact with. I think you should consult some people in the knowledge representation field. Plant descriptive data is much to complex to be captured in XML which is more geared towards presentation than representation.
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Erik Westlin Manne Siegbahn Laboratory email: westlin@msi.se