Hi, On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 09:37:39AM -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > Sorry, but I have a strong distrust of any (sg|x)ml tool whose parser > isn't based on SP. What's the use of a *standard* protocol or data format if we're going to take this attitude towards implementations? If you start to mandate "library X", then the format is irrelevant, and its openness too. I think this is even a dangerous attitude. Look at how many times this has excused needlessly complex protocols and fostered a monoculure of implementations that could be exploited all at the same time when a hack for one became known. In short, I strongly disagree! ;-) Cheers, Emile. -- E-Advies / Emile van Bergen | emile@e-advies.info tel. +31 (0)70 3906153 | http://www.e-advies.info
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