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• To: Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo@m...>
• Subject: Re: XML Binary Characterization WG public list availabl e
• From: "Stephen D. Williams" <sdw@l...>
• Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:57:24 -0400
• Cc: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@i...>,'Michael Champion' <mc@x...>,'xml-dev' <xml-dev@l...>
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The improper use of an 'XML' label is a fair concern.  On the other 
hand, its use, qualified so as to indicate that it is something 
different or additional, is a signal that something is working to 
maintain a majority of semantics and idioms of XML.

sdw

Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote:

> At 11:59 AM -0500 4/9/04, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:
>
>> Calling it XML-something may be a stretch.
>
>
> Good point. If someone, possibly even the W3C, chooses to invent some 
> binary syntax for labelled trees, that happens to solves some problems 
> XML doesn't solve or doesn't solve well, that's perfectly OK. I might 
> even write a book about it. :-)
>
> It's only when, instead of letting the new format succeed or fail on 
> its own merit, they mislabel it as XML, confuse people, and pollute 
> the XML environment, I begin to get anxious and start dusting off the 
> flame thrower.
>


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