Re: Where we stand and where we are going

Leslie Daigle <leslie@thinkingcat.com> Wed, 26 June 2002 19:29 UTC

Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 15:27:39 -0400
From: Leslie Daigle <leslie@thinkingcat.com>
Subject: Re: Where we stand and where we are going
To: John C Klensin <klensin@jck.com>
Cc: Michael Mealling <michael@neonym.net>, ietf-irnss@lists.elistx.com
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Howdy,

John C Klensin wrote:
>  And I
> think, in that context, that, unless the capabilities and
> flexibilities of XML are needed, that we should assume that this
> is infrastructure. Hence, those capabilities and flexibilities
> should be assumed to be overhead, fluff, and opportunities for
> profiles that kill interoperability.

Actually, I'm not ready to agree with this (not saying I won't
get there -- saying I'm not there yet).  XML in toto is overkill,
but we're not talking about that; we're trying to define a
constrained service and leverage XML as an expression for it.

> I can't speak for consensus, but my preference in all of this is
> to follow N. Wirth to the greatest degree possible, i.e., the
> goal should be "as simple as possible, but no simplier".

Re: Where we stand and where we are going Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Rob Austein
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine
RE: Where we stand and where we are going John C Klensin
RE: Where we stand and where we are going Nicolas Popp
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Patrik Fältström
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Michael Mealling
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Rob Austein
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Leslie Daigle
Re: Where we stand and where we are going John C Klensin
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Eric Brunner-Williams in Portland Maine
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Michael Mealling
Where we stand and where we are going John C Klensin
Re: Where we stand and where we are going Erik Nordmark
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