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Debian Project
http://www.debian.org
Debian Touts Integrated SGML Environment
March 30, 1999
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Debian’s 2.1 distribution, now in release, features integrated
SGML, XML, and DSSSL infrastructure and packages. Debian’s
innovative SGML subsystem positions Debian as a premier platform
for SGML and XML developers, offering a complete working toolset
for documenters and markup programmers with no manual setup
required.
Features:
- James Clark’s jade 1.2.1 and SP suite version 1.3.3, enabling
validation and formatting of SGML or XML <URL:http://www.jclark.com/jade/>. - SGMLOpen shared system catalog integration (no need to manually
register SGML Public Identifiers or set with environment
variables). - docbook (v3.0) and docbook-stylesheets (v1.13) available,
providing an industry-standard markup convention <URL:http://www.ora.com/davenport/> - psgml, which in conjunction with Emacs19, Emacs20, XEmacs19, or
XEmacs20, provides a profession SGML editing environment.
<URL:http://www.lysator.liu.se/projects/about_psgml.html> - jadetex, combined with jade, facilitates the conversion of SGML
to PostScript or PDF, for high quality printed output. - a host of other SGML, XML, and DSSSL software packages are
available, including but not limited to sgml-tools, expat, sdc,
perlsgml, sgmlspm, and dsc.
We believe that Debian’s open model of participation and
committment to system quality (as reflected in the Debian Policy
<URL:http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/>)
puts Debian head-and-shoulders above other commercial or free
systems. SGML integration efforts continue apace in the unstable
distribution, including DocBook 3.1, DocBk XML, TEI, and more
DTDs.
For more information on Debian see <URL:http://www.debian.org/>. For
installation on how to obtain and install the stable release, see
<URL:http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/>.
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GNU/Linux operating system, and the development of the Debian
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