VOEvent PR RFC: Description content

[Mark Taylor]

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006, Rob Seaman wrote:

> A little rummaging in my mailbox has failed to reveal any discussion  
> of prior art related to Description.  We borrowed so much else - does  
> anybody remember if Description was taken by analogy?  Which is to  
> say that Mark's comment may have broader applicability in other IVOA  
> specifications/schemata.

There is a DESCRIPTION element in VOTable which fulfils the same 
sort of purpose (though I've no idea if it was borrowed by VOEvent
of if it's convergent evolution).  The VOTable one doesn't work like
this ... but IMHO it would be better if it did.

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Mark Taylor   Astronomical Programmer   Physics, Bristol University, UK
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