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At 01:22 PM 20/12/01 -0800, Michael Rys wrote: >XML is based on Unicode code points. XML 1.0 is based on the "textual" >subset due to its SGML legacy and authoring focus. Er, no. Without prejudice to the larger issue of C0 code points, the historical fact is that XML 1.0 deliberately chose to force all information content of whatever kind into a textual representation based on the evidence that this pays off well in terms of interoperability. No more, no less. -Tim
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