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   RE: [xml-dev] Reality check needed ....

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> From: Jeff Lowery 
> > ...
> > Anything
> > that sees the end of the three-character file extension 
> must be a step 
> > forward. ...
> > Michael Kay
> 
> You really want to remove the markup from the file names? 

Yep. File extensions are a nasty hack that don't actually solve
anything... Storing read-only metadata with read-write permissions is a
poor design. The file type is metadata about the file data, not the
file.

regards,
Bill de hÓra

..
Propylon
www.propylon.com 

 





 

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