[topicmapmail] some introduction to XTM 2.o

[thomas]

hi,

there used to be a time when i understood XTM 1.o quite well but i have to 
admit i forgot quite a lot of the details. as i now have (the honour) to 
deal with topic maps again i thought it would be a good idea to start using 
XTM 2.o which seems quite finished. but the document is very different from 
the 1.o version and difficult to comprehend. is there an introduction 
available somewhere which outlines the structure of a typical XTM 2.o 
document, or gives an informal overview over the changes from 1.o to 2.o? 
from lurking on this list i remember vaguely that e.g. the handling of 
variant names and stuff like that has changed. i don't expect an 
all-embracing introduction to the new version - any reference to an earlier 
mail on this list, some fallout of all these conferences or any blog entry 
would be very helpfull.

thanks!
thomas


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