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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 22 May 2002, Ken Williams wrote: >I'm hoping to use YAML as the format for the metadata file, >If anyone really thinks I really really have to use XML, speak up. Well... yeah... I can't see any reason for expecting users to learn a new markup format. XML is not ideal but it's widely known and *good enough*, just like Perl. I suppose that using somebody else's markup language (YAML) is better than making your own; then the wheel has been reinvented only once. But still, it seems like gratuitous incompatibility. If there are technical reasons to avoid XML in favour of YAML, then sure, go ahead. If it's just a question of taste, then I would suggest that following an established standard is more important when the two conflict. Just like you may not agree with perlstyle(1), but it works out best when everyone follows it. Although this is just my 2c. At this point it would almost be relevant for me to mention <http://www.langdale.com.au/SOX/>. - -- Ed Avis <epa98@doc.ic.ac.uk> Finger for PGP key -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE861hwIMp73jhGogoRAi3/AJ96492L1GWED+AnswFYDNDU2pL/mACgg7gT mlgHm3aMyQZOfISct1WSXZU= =J4QM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----Thread Previous | Thread Next