Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 17:42:08 +1100 From: "Andrew Cowan" <andrew.cowan@hsd.com.au> To: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1013227533.97359a@mired.org> Cc: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1013144385.29174d@mired.org>, "Terry Lambert" <tlambert2@mindspring.com>, "Juha Saarinen" <juha@saarinen.org>, "Brian T.Schellenberger" <bts@babbleon.org>, "Wilko Bulte" <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>, "Paul Fardy" <pdfardy@mac.com>, <current@FreeBSD.ORG>, <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Junior Annoying Hacker Task Message-ID: <NEBBJIKPNGEHLCBOLMDMEEPEFPAC.andrew.cowan@hsd.com.au> In-Reply-To: <15454.2188.704492.430142@guru.mired.org>
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<SNIP> > I don't see how it would make it any easier than using flat text > files, unless you're planning on providing a DTD and using generic XML > gui editors. Putting data in XML doesn't automatically imbue it with > anything, except the ability to use generic XML tools on it. Of > course, given line-seperated records with a unique field separator, > you can use generic tools on those just as well. I was thinking of XML as there would be a huge war in choosing the 'unique field separator' :) XML is somewhat a standard nowdays - even though it is somewhat stupid. > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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