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Re: Vestigial Features (was Re: CRLF (was: Re: A modest proposal))

2013-01-24 02:15:48
On Jan 24, 2013 3:42 AM, "Dale R. Worley" <worley(_at_)ariadne(_dot_)com> wrote:

From: Carsten Bormann <cabo(_at_)tzi(_dot_)org>

I think in protocol evolution (as well as computer system evolution
in general) we are missing triggers to get rid of vestigial
features.

That's quite true.  Let us start by rationalizing the spelling and
punctuation of written English (which is the coding system for *this
entire discussion*).  Once we've cleaned up that idiocy, we can start
in on SIP.


Noah Webster tried that once, it turns out to lead to serious interop
problems with transatlantic communications.