• To: Gavin Thomas Nicol <gtn@r...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Subject: Re: malfunctioning, evil adult as XML
• From: "Alaric B. Snell" <alaric@a...>
• Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:28:41 +0000
• In-reply-to: <200301310141.33573.gtn@r...>
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On Friday 31 January 2003 06:41, Gavin Thomas Nicol wrote:

> The very valid complaint that Erik makes is that XML has strayed from it's
> initial domain, into new territory where it's less than optimal. The
> tension that brings about is behind a lot of the complaints we hear.

Yes! Oh, God, yes.

I *like* writing DocBook and HTML.

I *hate* using XML for data and (shudder) network protocols.

<aol>

ABS

-- 
A city is like a large, complex, rabbit
 - ARP

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