[WF-Protocols] Proposals on common format

[Killemov]

>On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 01:45:03PM +0200, Jorrit Tyberghein wrote:
>| 1. I think it is best to use XML for the format for the following 
>reasons:
>|        - XML is standard.
>|        - XML is easy to read and write. Lots of tools and libraries 
>exist.
>|        - XML can also be read/written in binary format if needed.
>As an alternative, you may want to consider YAML.   YAML has the advantage 
>that it doesn't have a 'DOM', that is, it uses native
>lists and maps in memory.    http://yaml.org

YAML is also designed for human-readability, just like XML.

Reality check: The IFF format has been a proposed standard since 1985!

http://www.newtek.com/products/lightwave/developer/75lwsdk/docs/filefmts/eaiff85.html

Hmmm ... having trouble getting the message to the right thread. Any ideas 
on how to corrrectly form the subject header?

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