• From: Joel Rees <rees@s...>
• To: Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo@m...>
• Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:16:58 +0900

Elliotte Rusty Harold pronounced:


> At 3:17 PM +0900 7/9/01, Joel Rees wrote:
> >I'm not a guru, but I agree with Mr. Murata's post. UNICODE still needs
to
> >evolve, and XML must also evolve.
> >
>
> I think this is an incorrect presumption and is corrupting the discussion.
The presumption must be that XML should not change. It is incumbent on those
who wish it to change to produce good and solid reasons why it needs to
change.
[snipped]

Ah, but I was not stating an assumption (or presumption), I was just using
good essay organization and putting my conclusion at the top. Perhaps good
essay organization is not appropriate here.

Sometimes, the reasons that look the smallest have the longest lasting
consequences.

Joel

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