On 17 Jun 2004, at 09:40, Jochen Wiedmann wrote:
The strengths of XML-RPC are its simplicity and interoperability with a very wide range of other implementations. The creator of the spec and the person who claims ownership of the XMl-RPC trademark has repeatedly and vociferously stated that 'vendor extensions' are unacceptable because of the impact on interoperability.On Do, 2004-06-17 at 10:24, John Wilson wrote:
The example in the spec does not include milliseconds - the generally accepted interpretation of the spec (i.e. by XML-RPC implementers) is that they are not permitted.
If so, that leaves still more room for vendor extensions ... :-)
I very rarely agree with Dave Winer but I do see his point on this.
I would most strongly oppose any introductions of 'vendor extensions' of this sort to the Apache XML-RPC implementation.
John Wilson The Wilson Partnership http://www.wilson.co.uk
