- From: Aaron Swartz <me@aaronsw.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 19:45:09 -0500
- To: pat hayes <phayes@ai.uwf.edu>
- Cc: w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org
On Monday, June 25, 2001, at 05:04 PM, pat hayes wrote: >>> Which is maybe not how some folks would like it to be. If we >>> considered >>> introducing this change, do you think we would need a syntax >>> change to >>> represent it? Of course, anyone can now use data uri's now if >>> they want to. >>> We don't have to do anything to support that. >> >> No, I do not think a syntax change is necessary. This is >> simply a change to the abstract syntax. > ?? Surely a change to the abstract syntax is likely to require > a change in any concrete syntax ?? I don't see why -- only a change in the interpretation of the concrete syntax. With this proposal of simplification, the expressive power of the current XML syntax is only greatened, not lessened. -- "Aaron Swartz" | ...schoolyard subversion... <mailto:me@aaronsw.com> | <http://aaronsw.com/school/> <http://www.aaronsw.com/> | because school makes kids dumb
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