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From: Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org>
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Subject: Re: A standard package for config files is needed
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 15:32:48 +0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 29 May 2002 07:41:20 -0700, Robert C. Leif wrote:

> XML has two advantages over Ada. 1) More users and 2) eventually more
> tools. It has the disadvantage, that except for XSL Fo, XML lacks
> subprograms. Parenthetically, XML would benefit from the services of
> Ada language lawyers.

Just to clarify, we are talking about config files not the file format
of files stored by a program.

Preben