- From: Robin Berjon <robin.berjon@expway.fr>
- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:31:43 +0100
- To: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
- CC: www-tag@w3.org
Tim Bray wrote: > So you are hypothesizing that there is a method for compressing > arbitrary XML that will do a good job on this particular application and > also span a broad-enough range of usefulness that it's cost-effective > for W3C or IETF or someone to invest in standardizing it? He is not talking about arbitrary XML, he has a DTD. The infoset of the file may be more predictable (and thus compressable) than the XML he showed us. > Another approach would be to define a custom binary format for the needs > of your application and provide a canonical mapping to a well-defined > format for purposes of interchange outside the application. Because > it's not obvious that XML is well-suited to the needs of the application > you describe. -Tim People use XML because they like the tools and the galaxy of related specifications. He could indeed define an ad hoc binary format for his needs, but I see the fact that that is precisely what many are doing as a cause for concern, especially as it's not done only in closed systems. -- Robin Berjon <robin.berjon@expway.fr> Research Engineer, Expway 7FC0 6F5F D864 EFB8 08CE 8E74 58E6 D5DB 4889 2488
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