RE: minor naming point

At 12:57 99/09/14 -0400, Mark Bartel wrote:
 >That's what I had responded to my coworker (I have been involved in i18n in
 >the past).  However, it "feels inappropriate" to me to use the abbreviation
 >in the standard, but as I said I don't feel strongly about it.  My thinking
 >is that "c14n" is pretty opaque for somebody who isn't familiar with that
 >method of abbreviation, and since there isn't a need to abbreviate we
should
 >spell it out.  I wouldn't argue anything that you've said.

The editor of whatever document needs to make sure they introduce the
acronym in a couple of places to ensure understanding to new readers.


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Joseph Reagle Jr.   
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Received on Tuesday, 14 September 1999 13:09:37 UTC