Re: [xml-dev] The Rising Sun: How XML Binary Restored the Fortune s of Innovators

Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:
> Also, some customers demand 
> a binary.  They don't expose their content to inspection.  Yes, it 
> can be cracked; no, they don't care. 

I see no reason the W3C should cater to such stupidity. I thought this 
one was too obvious to state, but I guess I'll have to add "security" to 
the list of features falsely attributed to binary formats by the 
faithful without reason or evidence.

-- 
Elliotte Rusty Harold  
XML in a Nutshell 3rd Edition Just Published!
http://www.cafeconleche.org/books/xian3/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0596007647/cafeaulaitA/ref=nosim