Sat, 21 Aug 2004 @ 23:42 -0400, Louis Guillaume said:

> Really? Who says that HTML is the be-all and end-all of the WWW?

Who says it isn't?

There is no WWW without HTML.  HTML is the hypertext standard for the
WWW.

> >This "SWF" media crap really must die.
> >
> ...that ain't gonna happen! What about JavaScript and PostScript? That's 
> foreign code too.

They are putting PostScript in web pages?  Ick...

> What would be good is an Open and portable standard for Flash-like 
> content. Then the developers of plugins and containers that execute this 
> content on the client machine would be able to reliably provide 
> protection from evil foreign code.

Snoball's chance in hell, methinks.

I'd like to see it, but I don't think it will happen.

I suppose time will tell since there are some projects created to fill
this need.  No idea how well they are doing.


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