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Re: [Json] Encoding detection (Was: Re: JSON: remove gap between Ecma-404 and IETF draft)

John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org> Fri, 22 November 2013 18:59 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Json] Encoding detection (Was: Re: JSON: remove gap between Ecma-404 and IETF draft)
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Bjoern Hoehrmann scripsit:

> Neither of the quoted statements mean anything as far as I can tell.
> The encoding detection rules are a vital part of the specification and
> cannot be removed without replacement. I am not aware of any argument
> that the text "will be" inaccurate or harmful.

If we are going to allow interchange of bare strings, the text will be
inaccurate.

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