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Hello > > Alexey Gokhberg wrote: > > > CONCLUSION: The complete implementation of XSLT 1.0 using the platform > > other than Java is not possible without the permission from Sun > > Microsystems, Inc. > Matt Sergeant wrote: > > Yikes. I always thought it was incredibly stupid they didn't use printf > formatting (a format that every other language on the planet appears to > use, except Java (yes I'm exagherating, but its not much of a stretch)), > ... > > May we have word from the WG why printf formatting wasn't chosen? Was it > just to ease implementation for Java? > ??? - Did I ever mention "printf" in my writing? Or did I argue whether the *technique* choosen by W3C for number formatting is wrong?? This is not a technical issue! It does not matter which formatting technique is the best - of Java, of C, of C++, of Ada, of Cobol, ... The fact that Java developers have certain benefits implementing the specification does not matter too (or it does ?). The principal point is, that the public specification has no right to use the privately-owned specification as its integral part. If authors of XSLT 1.0 recommendation had chosen the JDK 1.1 number formatting model, they had to include the complete and precise specification in the main body of the recommendation itself, instead of referring to the external document which contains the intellectual property of the private organization. If inclusion of the appropriate specification into W3C document is legally forbidden (and I beleive, it is in case of JDK 1.1), then W3C simply has no right to choose the technique in question, no matter how good this technique is. Kind regards Alexey P.S. I would not be much interested to know from W3C why they didn't choose "printf". I would appreciate, however, if W3C folks will submit some feedback on the subject discussed on this thread.
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