Re: [xml-dev] XML and entropy, again

From
Nathan Young <>
To
Elliotte Harold <>, "Roger L. Costello" <>
Date
2004-12-21T21:07:58Z
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Thread
Re: [xml-dev] XML and entropy, again
Hi.

> I would claim that if it's possible to write XSLT stylesheets that  
> losslessly convert between two formats in both directions, then the two  
> formats are isomorphic and the entropy does not change from an instance  
> document in one format to the instance document in the other format.
>
>
Isn't this akin to saying that the entropy is in the information itself,  
not in the markup?  There's no question that very complex information can  
be represented by very simple markup.  I don't see anyway to make general  
statements about the value added (or obscured) by a given level of markup  
complexity, especially without the context of an actual requirement.

----->Nathan


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