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Re: [xml-dev] The Rule of Least Power - does it miss the point?

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Subject: Re: [xml-dev] The Rule of Least Power - does it miss the point?
From: Gavin Thomas Nicol <gtn@rbii.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:07:53 -0500
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> Information is transported subjective;y (least
> power, least authority) and objectified for
> local processing.

That's the key point, but this has always been so whenever  
information is exchanged.

My guess is that the authors are simply saying that wherever  
possible, encode data in a form that is amenable to automated  
analysis and transformation. That's common sense IMHO.

References:
- RE: Re: [xml-dev] The Rule of Least Power - does it miss the point?
  - From: "Bullard, Claude L \(Len\)" <len.bullard@intergraph.com>

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