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Re: Re: Where does the "nothing left but toolkits" mythcome fr

• To: Elliotte Harold <elharo@m...>
• Subject: Re: Re: Where does the "nothing left but toolkits" mythcome from?
• From: Robin Berjon <robin.berjon@e...>
• Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:40:50 +0100
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Elliotte Harold wrote:
> Robin Berjon wrote:
>> But who cares about technical issues or wireless devices, it's not 
>> like there are that many. I guess I must be trying to render utter 
>> destruction and desolation onto the XML world again with my evil 
>> hand-waving super-powers, BWA HA HA HA HA!
> 
> Not all solutions are appropriate for all problem spaces. XML solves 
> some problems, not all. If you break XML when trying to fit it into a 
> small device it was never intended for, me and all the other people who 
> use XML very productively on the desktop and server are going to be very 
> [expletive deleted] off.

Then maybe this would be a nice time to explain how XML is being broken 
instead of handwaving FUD in people's faces on xml-dev? To paraphrase 
you somewhat, right now you tend to sound a lot like a Republican 
president looking for WMDs.

-- 
Robin Berjon
   Research Scientist
   Expway, http://expway.com/

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