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1) XML shall be usable over the Internet
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2) XML shall support a variety of applications
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3) XML shall be compatible with SGML
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4) It shall be easy to write programs that process XML documents
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5) Optional features in XML shall be kept to the absolute minimum, ideally zero
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6) XML documents should be human-legible and reasonably clear
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7) Design of XML should be prepared quickly
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8) Design of XML shall be formal and concise
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9) XML documents shall be easy to create
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10) Terseness in XML markup is of minimal importance
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