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RE: [xml-dev] Identifying Data for Interchange [was: XML Components]

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To: "'Roger L. Costello'" <costello@mitre.org>,<xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Identifying Data for Interchange [was: XML Components]
From: "Michael Kay" <michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:51:30 -0000
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In-reply-to: <3E1713F6.ECFFB445@mitre.org>
Reply-to: <michael.h.kay@ntlworld.com>

> Thus, distance is poor interchange data...
> 
> Good interchange data is position.

The only way I know of to identify spatial position is as a distance
from some agreed origin.

I don't think this argument is useful. All data interchange relies on
the sender and recipient having some shared knowledge.

Michael Kay
Software AG
home: Michael.H.Kay@ntlworld.com
work: Michael.Kay@softwareag.com

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