Powerpoint Bloat

[Matthew Godycki]

> > Having a file in XML _enables_ it to be easily
> converted but doesn't
> > guarantee that it can be.
> > MS has for some time claimed to use XML file
> formats, however
> > - they claim IP rights on the DTD
>                                 ^^^? What is this,
> please?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Document_Type_Definition

In short, it a DTD defines the type of an XML
document.  For 
example, if I'm designing an XML document to carry
messages 
regarding stock purchases, I'm probably going to use
an XML doc
with a specific structure.  A DTD describes that
structure and
allowable values.

-M
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