• From: Peter Flynn <peter@s...>
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Sat, 07 Jul 2001 15:48:39 +0100

On Sat, 07 Jul 2001, Sean McGrath wrote:
> >
> >I'm still unclear what use the Infoset is to anyone.
> >It seems to be trying to describe how many angels are allowed to
> >dance on the head of the pin.
> 
> About 8 times 10 to the power of 49 or so - max.
> http://www.improb.com/airchives/paperair/volume7/v7i3/angels-7-3.htm

Ah, no. That describes how many angels can physically fit on the
head of the pin. Infoset is about defining how many are *allowed*
:-)

///Peter

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