• To: Sean McGrath <sean.mcgrath@p...>,xml-dev@l...
• Subject: Re: xml-dev@l...
• From: "Alaric B. Snell" <alaric@a...>
• Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:45:37 +0000
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On Wednesday 11 December 2002 11:38, Sean McGrath wrote:
> [Alaric B. Snell]
>
>  >I would disagree; the set of datatypes in ASN.1 was designed to be
>  > platform independent.
>
> The world is swimming in such attempts at platform independent fundamental
> datatypes. None have succeeded in reaching broad acceptance.
>
> Time to ask "why?" don't you think? :-)

Lack of need - they coexist pretty happily!

> Sean

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