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Re: [xml-dev] Postel's Law Has No Exceptions

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Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Postel's Law Has No Exceptions
From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:19:22 -0400
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simonstl@simonstl.com (Simon St.Laurent) forwarded:
>The creators of XML were wrong. Postel’s Law has no exceptions."

Just to be clear, this is Aaron Swartz's argument, not mine.   I
disagree with Aaron, but for reasons that are not yet coherent enough to
post.  I figured his provocation was worth some thought, however.

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Simon St.Laurent
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