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Re: [Json] Proposed minimal change for duplicate names in objects

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Wed, 03 July 2013 20:44 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Json] Proposed minimal change for duplicate names in objects
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Hm?  I’m perfectly OK with a minimal edit leaving most things as they are
and just pointing out potential interop gotchas.   JSON is what JSON is.
For a BCP doc or “Internet JSON” profile, it’s a different story.  -T


On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 1:11 PM, John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org> wrote:

> Pete Resnick scripsit:
>
> > So I don't think saying RECOMMENDED or SHOULD regarding not
> > producing duplicates should be seen as a non-starter. That's a
> > defensible position for the WG to take.
>
> +1.  The only person saying otherwise right now is Tim, and he grants
> that he is only concerned with a single use case.
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