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C.1.20 Element distribution

C.1.20.1 Description

Records the distribution of a version of the document, or some other freezing of it. The content is free-text notes on the distribution or the packaging. See the description of history for an overview of the history element.

C.1.20.2 Parents

history

C.1.20.3 Content

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distribution
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C.1.20.4 Attribute distribution/date

The date this distribution was made. Format: dd-MMM-yyyy.

C.1.20.5 Attribute distribution/string

Identifies the distribution. This will typically be something like 'DR1' or 'aug-pre'. It should be a single word.

C.1.20.6 Attribute distribution/author

Whom the release is attributable to. This links to one of the author elements. If this attribute is omitted, it defaults to the content of the author attribute of the previous distribution element.

C.1.20.7 Attribute distribution/versionid

An id to allow UPDATE elements to refer to a specific version. It can be anything, but a sensible format is v10-5, for example (it can't start with a number)


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The Starlink SGML Set
Starlink System Note 70
Norman Gray, Mark Taylor
21 April 1999. Release DR-0.7-13. Last updated 24 August 2001