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Date:      Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:39:22 -0800
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com>
Cc:        Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>, Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: syslog.conf syntax change (multiple program/host specifications)
Message-ID:  <3E4B055A.641E4B6A@mindspring.com>
References:  <200302122038.PAA00115@thunderer.cnchost.com>

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Bakul Shah wrote:
> In my view XML is to data representation what Roman numerals
> are to math.

*This* belongs in the fortunes database.

> Rather than repeat all the arguments I'll point you to what
> knowledgeable people like Erik Naggum have to say about XML
> (search comp.lang.lisp on groups.google.com).  Naggum used to
> be a strong proponent of SGML until he "saw the light"!  A
> couple of recent thread on XML on comp.lang.lisp are worth
> browsing.

Erik is hardly unbiased.  Back "in the old days" of the early
1990's, when we were first discussing the formulation of the
SGML standard on Usenet, he lost some bitter battles with the
main SGML guys about representation in DTD's and a number of
other points.  He may or may not be the "forgive and forget"
type of guy.

-- Terry

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