On 10/26/05, Tim Bray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Oct 26, 2005, at 2:04 PM, Luke Arno wrote: > > > You are asking for a negative proof. > > No, he has asked, repeatedly, for use cases. I think it's a > reasonable request. I wouldn't be surprised if someone came up with > a good one, but the fact that nobody has so far is interesting. -Tim >
I am not arguing for "nested" collections. If we have a choice between a format that prevents them and one the does not, all else being equal, we should go for the less restrictive option. It is a negative proof. The question should not be "restriction A, why not?", it should be "why restriction A?" If "why not?" were our standard we would be in big trouble. - Luke
