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Re: [Tools-discuss] Why post text and not XML?

Julian Reschke <julian.reschke@gmx.de> Sun, 17 March 2024 12:09 UTC

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Subject: Re: [Tools-discuss] Why post text and not XML?
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Am 16.03.2024 um 21:50 schrieb Eric Rescorla:
> ...
> I don't much care about the comments, but I would observe that a
> consequence of having the XML kept private like this is to make it
> more difficult for others to work on the documents, either by submitting
> diffs to the text or by forking them and making their own documents.

...or understanding why something changed between revisions.

> So in that respect, I think the "modern" approach truly is superior,
> though of course it's not the only way to obtain those benefits.
> ...

+1

Best regards, Julian

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