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Great start, but plain text in 2020?

I propose we design a markup language so this can be parsed. How about DTML? And maybe some styling rules as well, we can call it DSS. And we can't forget a basic scripting language called DJS.

I'll start working on the parser, we can call it a drowser.



Whoa hold your horses! DGML first.


I think plain text is OK. There is also Markdown, MediaWiki format, etc, although a simple readable format is best, so that includes plain text (and possibly Markdown too).

And even if another format is made, we should avoid the mistakes of HTML, such as scripting and styling and some other stuff.


I'll have to say that DTML seems to be a mess and missing the point and suggest we start working on XDTML.


XDTML 2.0 you mean? XDTML 1.0 is merely a serialisation of DTML. With XDTML 2.0 in place, the real fun can start!


I'll contribute only if it allows third party cookies and all kinds of tracking


How do we approach embedding of proprietary content formats? We need some DDRM right?




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