[Mono-list] revised XML status description

[ginga@kit.hi-ho.ne.jp]

--------_3ED42752134502906510_MULTIPART_MIXED_
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hello,

Some people might be interested in (or confused about) the current
status of XML, so I revised the status description what I once posted
before. Wishing it helps you.

  Atsushi Eno

--------_3ED42752134502906510_MULTIPART_MIXED_
Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="xml-feature"
Content-Disposition: attachment;
 filename="xml-feature"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
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--------_3ED42752134502906510_MULTIPART_MIXED_--