W3C Comment on XML Data Schemas Submission

This statement is a summary of the comments by the W3C staff on the document "XML Data Schemas'' submitted to W3C.

The XML Data Schemas Submission submission relates to

The SGML, XML, and Structured Document Interchange Activity

in particular, it suggests an analog to the SGML/XML DTD mechanism, and it is expressed in XML syntax (tags and attributes)

The Metadata Activity

in particular, it suggests a form of metadata schema

Next Steps

The W3C Membership, and in particular, the working groups in the above activities are invited to review this submission and advise on its disposition; options include:

• W3C may express no further interest in the area addressed by the submission.
• Member organizations may express interest in the submission and propose a Working Group to develop the specification.
• An existing Working Group may integrate a new work item based on the submission into its charter.