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Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader()

From: John Cowan <cowan AT mercury.ccil.org>
To: Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>
Cc: xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader()
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:55:16 -0400

Elliotte Rusty Harold scripsit:

> >In some circumstances, speed is simply more important than conformance
> >to the last detail of the XML Rec. XOM should not make the use of fast
> >buggy parsers impossible.
>
> I simply disagree on this point. If it's buggy, it's broken. Doing
> the wrong thing a thousand times faster is not helpful.

No?

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[XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), Wolfgang Hoschek, 10/03/2003
- Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), Elliotte Rusty Harold, 10/03/2003
  - Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), Wolfgang Hoschek, 10/10/2003
    - Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), Elliotte Rusty Harold, 10/10/2003
      - Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), Wolfgang Hoschek, 10/10/2003
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), Elliotte Rusty Harold, 10/10/2003
      - Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), John Cowan, 10/10/2003
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), Elliotte Rusty Harold, 10/10/2003
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), John Cowan, 10/10/2003
        
        Re: [XOM-interest] Consider adding Builder.getXMLReader(), Elliotte Rusty Harold, 10/10/2003