Thesis:
There exists some fear that allowing easy extension and customization of standardized XML formats would mean loss of control -- that documents will no longer be interchangeable (if usable at all).
This could be avoided with a simple, controlled, versioned format for packaging customizations and extensions, and the XML code libraries that go with them.
Such a format could help reach the goal of true distributed extensibility without loss of control.
STM Publishing, and the nature of journal articles, are evolving
1. Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM) publishing, and the nature of journal articles, are evolving. Thesis: There exists some fear that allowing easy extension and customization of standardized XML formats would mean loss of control -- that documents will no longer be interchangeable (if usable at all). This could be avoided with a simple, controlled, versioned format for packaging customizations and extensions, and the XML code libraries that go with them. Such a format could help reach the goal of true distributed extensibility without loss of control.