- From: <lee@sq.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 97 21:05:12 EDT
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Peter wrote: [...] > Although the WG/ERB cannot require it, there is always the third: > > of course we don't have to worry about writing a parser because there > are several top-class ones already written that have no license restrictions > to our use, that track the standard (so we don't have to rewrite our parser > with each spec), and have the confidence of our customers. Unfortunately as it may be, in almost every company I've visited that has programming and software development as a goal, using someone else's code is seen as harder than writing one's own. I've also encountered companies with a policy of not using free software, so that they always have someone to sue -- er. to blame -- er, to call for support. A restriction that a parameter entity can't be redefined inside a marked section would make "dumb" implementation easier, I think, but might also make one particular kind of customisation difficult or impossible. Lee
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