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rick said: >what if i proposed a "green" xml. transmitting bits requires energy. >large character sets mean that you have to transmit more bits and >thus use more energy and contribute to global warming. so in an >effort to improve the green credentials of xml we should really try >to get by on as few letters as possible. my suggestion would be a-z >(you probably noticed my lack of interest in capitalisation), 0-9, >some punctuation ., a few useful symbols <>&?[! and every culture >(including latin languages) can adapt. > >:) > >oh, yeah - better add all the symbols needed for smileys - have to >have priorities here. > >rick rick: And your point? 1. What you describe above, is what we have already done. 2. As for "green", we (English speaking countries) comprise approximately 3 percent of the worlds population while consuming the far more than our "fair" share of natural resources, and everything else for that matter -- much like what we've done in number 1. Something akin to fractals, large consumption pattern simply composed of smaller repeating habits. 3. As for transmitting bits, larger char-sets do not mean larger transmission. It only means that the scope of char-sets has been expanded -- we cannot go back. It cost as much to say 8-bits in Latin as it does to say 8-bits in Chinese. tedd -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://sperling.com/
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