This one is interesting: "The acmpolicy class implements a compiler for translating an XML policy into their binary format and provides functionality for comparing a current policy against a new one when changing a policy."
So, translate XML to binary to use it? But it's a standard, right? I can't tell you how many times a day people tell me they're doing something in XML ... "it's the standard" -- not "A", but "THE". Let's see: <9p><request>T</request><requesttype>R</requesttype><fid><number><digit><binary>1</binary><binary>0>/binary>... well, you get my drift. Shouldn't we move 9p to a standards-based, compliant, XML-based system with first-class enumerated elements in which all pluggable components are Python objects and hence first-class citizens and add a full compiler to enable translation and XML co-processor acceleration? Can I randomly permute the words in the previous sentence? Yes. Is that sentence like stuff I read nowadays? Yes. Is constant gnashing wearing off the enamel on my teeth? Yes, oh yes. ron
