[patch] XML'ified version of release todo list

[Daniel Gerzo]

Hi Hiroki,

Sunday, February 5, 2006, 5:33:06 PM, you answered:

> Daniel Gerzo <danger at rulez.sk> wrote
>   in <2410146308.20060205115220 at rulez.sk>:

da>> Sunday, February 5, 2006, 12:30:02 AM, you wrote:
da>> > advantages to switching our process to XML here?
da>>
da>>    It should be a lot easier for people editing the todo list to
da>>    change for example the class from showstopper to testing, simply by
da>>    editing the class="" attribute in <entry> element in todo.xml and
da>>    the xsl template will take over other work for you. You don't need
da>>    to move a long part of html code down to the other section. Also,
da>>    it is possible to sort the list (it's sorted by Issue name now)

>  Well, I agree that XML is useful but I believe this sort of simple
>  .html-->.xml conversion has few advantages because .html is

  you probably meant disadvantages (otherwise it doesn't make sence for
  me)

>  simpler than .xml + .xsl + .dtd and many developers are familiar
>  with HTML.

  yeah, I agree here, but developers editing the todo list don't have
  to bother about .xsl and .dtd, they just need to work with todo.xml
  which is basically very simple.

>  So if we do so, I think we need to make clear the benefits.
>  I personally think simplification and/or improving reusability
>  can become an advantage, but since whether it makes editing easier
>  or not depends on who edits it and how frequently it will be edited,
>  it is not persuasive very much.

  well, the frequency depends on release periods in which these files
  will be edited, and since we switched in time-based releases this is
  even more clear how often it will be edited.

  Actually, why to have doubts about this if it is already done? :-)

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> | Hiroki SATO

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Sincerely
   Daniel Gerzo