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Re: Finishing the XML-tagging discussion

2000-03-20 18:29:37
I'm still looking for damage, though I'm concluding more and more that
there simply isn't any, and that this discussion is only circling.

let me put it this way: some people are quite happy to pollute the MIME 
content-type space, and to alter existing dispatching mechanisms and 
existing content-negotiation mechanisms, in order to establish an ad hoc 
recognition scheme for XML objects as quickly as possible.  others are 
more concerned about the longevity of the overall MIME architecture and 
want to see that the likely effects of such changes are carefully 
considered before such changes are widely adopted or endorsed.

Keith