Re: MIME as an appointment element separator - good move...

[Ken Shan <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alec Dun wrote:

> The point is that the code is unnecessary.

The point is that breaking compatibility with existing code is
unnecessary.

> The unnecessary memory that is consumed here can not be used by other
> apps.  The number of apps and amount of data I can use on my machine
> will be reduced by the additional code.  If all the apps running on my
> machine have the drawback of poor code reuse, then it makes a
> significant difference.

I don't see how having very slightly extra code in one particular
application automatically leads to all apps running on your machine
suddenly starting to have the drawback of poor code reuse.

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