[opensource-dev] O.O Display name code DROP!

[Jamey Fletcher]

Marc Adored wrote:

> Download a stylesheet? The file would contain a link directly to the
> stylesheet and would be automatically loaded. Also I'm not sure about
> your operating system but I'm pretty sure the file extension already
> opens in your default browser and once the stylesheet is specified it
> will look just like a plain text log file just loaded in your browser
> through the same process and opening a text file. The only fear here
> is change and the unknown. It's not going to be any harder to read the
> logs just different. Sorry like Ricky said its more future proof and
> thats all there is too it the only mistake was not setting this up
> earlier so the change didn't frighten so many people

Let's see...  Future Proof.

Program to read and process a text file - anywhere from a few hundred 
bytes, to a small OS-wannabe like emacs.  Program to process LLSD and 
display it - several hundred K minimum, oh, and *REQUIRED* network 
connection live so the referenced DTD can be retrieved - more like a 
program that is ALREADY being considered an OS-replacement, such as 
Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Safari, or Chrome, each several dozen megabytes.

Ok, so let's look at a project that's *GOT* a nice long history already 
(some 30+ years) and is *VERY* interested in future-proofing.  Minor 
project, really, called Project Gutenberg.  Here's what *they* have to 
say on the subject: 
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:General_FAQ#G.17._Why_is_Project_Gutenberg_so_set_on_using_Plain_Vanilla_ASCII.3F

When you really, really, *REALLY* want it to be readable - ASCII 
plaintext is the way to go.