• To: Michael Kay <michael.h.kay@n...>
• Subject: Re: XML 1.1 and Unicode normalization
• From: John Cowan <cowan@m...>
• Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 02:11:30 -0400
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Michael Kay scripsit:

> On the contrary, charmod, as I read it, expressly says that users are
> required to ensure that all strings are normalized, and expressly
> prohibits anyone from providing text processing software to help users
> perform this task.

Then you read it very perversely.

Charmod says that *creators* of text should normalize it, and that
*interpreters* of text should verify normalization, but should not
normalize.

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John Cowan  jcowan@r...  www.reutershealth.com  ccil.org/~cowan
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Deity donated dentition;
  deity'll donate doughnuts                     --English version by Muke Tever
God gave gums; God'll give granary              --Version by Mat McVeagh

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