Re: [xml-dev] Where is XML going

From
Elliotte Rusty Harold <>
To
Dimitre Novatchev <>
Date
2010-12-05T17:30:46Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Where is XML going
On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Dimitre Novatchev <> wrote:
> A nice description, Kurt.
>
> As nice as it is, it assumes that the majority of the content
> providers wouldn't mind their generated content to be changed and
> combined in any possible way.
>

If they mind, tough. It already is.

Content providers do not, will not, and cannot control how consumers
of their documents treat them. To attempt otherwise is as futile as
trying to reclassify diplomatic correspondence that has been spread
all across the Web.

-- 
Elliotte Rusty Harold