XML 1.1 Spec Hits Some Snags

oever writes "News.com reports that the new XML 1.1 specification defines a new newline character, making it incompatible with the 1.0 specifiation. Apparently, IBM has been pushing the new character to avoid having to modify their software, thereby invalidating everybody else's XML software."

Comments

IBM means Infernal Blurry Mariachis

[LittleBigScript]

main()
{
bool misspellings = true;

"IBM also dismissed the notion it was railroading the XML working group to serve its own ends."

What happens when a railroad meets the end of the track? I think I've seen something like that in the movies...

"The debate over XML 1.1, formerly known as XML Blueberry, has raged on Internet discussion forums"

Yes, the debate has been tremendous. But, of course it has something to do with godzilla...I mean, mozilla.
Also, there seems to be alot of talk of unicorns...I mean, unicode.

"...an increasingly global standard for representing characters in computerized text."

First Earth, then the Milky Way, and eventually the Whole Universe(tm).

Ok, I am done with the sarcasm.(obligitory simpson's quote)

"Do I know what rhetorical means?"
-Homer

Re:Full Details

[Mike Schiraldi]

Full details of why this has the potential to break things are on the XML news site Cafe Con Leche ... Please read that before making uninformed comments.

Okay, i read it. Time for some uninformed comments!

• Microsoft is really overstepping its bounds here. The DOJ needs to hit it hard.
  
• IBM invented XML, so they can do what they want.
  
• XML isn't even supposed to contain newlines, so what's the difference?
  
• If we don't make this change, none of the XML parsers will be able to run after January 1, 2000
  
• If you don't like the new XML, take public transportation.