Re: Difference in DOM's

> >So, although it doesn't define the
> >process, it does define the end result.
> 
> Same as for XML, right? The DOM's just an API. Even if/when we add an API
> for parsers, that sitll doesn't define what the parser is doing internally.

Portable applications by definition won't care what's behind an API;
but they can certainly be prevented (proprietary-apps-only) if there's
no standard API for this level of basic functionality (bootstrapping).

- Dave