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Re: Partyin' like it's 1999

• To: Liam Quin <liam@w...>
• Subject: Re: Partyin' like it's 1999
• From: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@g...>
• Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:59:24 +0200
• Cc: xml-dev@l...
• In-reply-to: <20041027155831.GB9967@w...>
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* Liam Quin wrote:
>On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 07:19:09AM -0700, Dare Obasanjo wrote:
>[...]
>> 1.) XML's treatment of whitespace confuses developers. As Derek says,
>> Microsoft tried to make the behavior more intuitive which has made
>> MSXML vilified by XML pendants [...]
>
>If the spec is confusing, the right approach is not to implement it
>differently and incompatibly. The right approach is to help get the
>spec clarified, [...]

Indeed. I think most people who tried this for W3C Recs really look
forward to changes to the W3C Process document that would make such
attempts less frustrating.

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