• From: "Timothy W. Cook" <tim@m...>
• To: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:04:48 -0200

On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 7:16 PM, Simon St.Laurent <simonstl@s...> wrote:
> On 11/8/13 1:15 PM, Timothy W. Cook wrote:
>>
>> It depends upon the use case.  Some 'data' has a requirement for
>> specific constraints to be explicit.
>
>
> No.  'Data' never requires constraints.  It just is.  The constraints
> reflect our preference for simpler situations that are easier for us to
> record and especially to process.  The world, even people, is always more
> flexible than we can accept.

Okay, to be more explicit.  The use case for data in a specific
context often requires that the data meets certain constraints.

• References:
  • Lessons learned from the XML experiment
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>
  • Re: Lessons learned from the XML experiment
    • From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
  • Re: Lessons learned from the XML experiment
    • From: "Timothy W. Cook" <tim@m...>
  • Re: Lessons learned from the XML experiment
    • From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>