> > it's also in violation of an underlying principle: "be liberal in what you
> > receive, be strict about what you send"
> 
> This is a principle for software. 

Indeed. Did you know it's a paraphrase of a more fundamental software
principle? "Be liberal in what you receive and pretty soon you'll have
an interoperability nightmare".

Or as I prefer, "Accept crud, get crud".


Regards.

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