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• Subject: Re: XML Binary Characterization WG public list available
• From: "Stephen D. Williams" <sdw@l...>
• Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:59:54 -0400
• Cc: "'Bullard, Claude L (Len)'" <clbullar@i...>,'Elliotte Rusty Harold' <elharo@m...>,'Eric van der Vlist' <vdv@d...>, xml-dev@l...
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I continue to disagree strongly on both points.

sdw

Bob Wyman wrote:

>Claude L Bullard wrote:
>  
>
>>That brings us back to the real issue: do 
>>we really need one-size-fits-all-binary? 
>>    
>>
>	Whether or not you think you need it, the reality is that you
>can't have it. There is no "one-size-fits-all" binary format. The best
>you can hope for is one-size-fits-most or
>one-size-fits-more-than-others... In any case, the key is to make sure
>that the final result is "one-size-fits-enough-to-be-worth-it."
>	My personal feeling is that ASN.1 is the best available
>solution to the "one-size-fits-most" case. ASN.1 has been an
>international standard for a very long time, has been used extensively
>and has defined mappings from XML Schema to ASN.1. Basically, all the
>hard work has been done here... The choice should be obvious...
>
>		bob wyman
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