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Re: [Json] Proposal: the minimal edit

R S <sayrer@gmail.com> Sat, 22 June 2013 18:17 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Json] Proposal: the minimal edit
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On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> wrote:

> If we’re doing an ECMAdiff section... Since 4627 says “A string is a
> sequence of zero or more Unicode characters [UNICODE]” by definition this
> cannot include unpaired surrogates, since they’re not .
>
> So in Rob’s proposed section:
>
> ECMAScript implementations generate and consume unpaired Unicode surrogate
> code points in JSON documents.
>

Yeah, that's fair. I'm not opposed to any text in that section that
reflects reality and refrains from editorializing.

It might be good to focus the WG on producing a document that can be said
to meet the requirements in the charter, and postpone changes that aren't
necessary for that. I think documenting these ECMAScript irritants is the
only thing we're absolutely required to do.

- Rob

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