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Re: [Json] Nudging the English-language vs. formalisms discussion forward

Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com> Wed, 19 February 2014 18:10 UTC

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From: Tim Bray <tbray@textuality.com>
To: Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>
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Subject: Re: [Json] Nudging the English-language vs. formalisms discussion forward
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On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Nico Williams <nico@cryptonector.com>wrote:


> I really want any JSON schema to be expressed in JSON itself


Reasonable sounding, but the resounding success of RelaxNG’s non-XML syntax
(which surprised me, for one) makes this sort of idea less self-evidently
true.

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