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But on the other hand, in all database systems the schema is used to determine how the files are laid out. Although I suppose the same thing could be argued for
by ludston 2y ago
But on the other hand, in all database systems the schema is used to determine how the files are laid out. Although I suppose the same thing could be argued for any data that is stored in a file, excepting that a schema is metadata that determines the organisation of data so it's a bit of a special case.
- tptacek 2y agoIn a Microsoft Word document, the section headings also tell Word how to lay out the Word document file.
- hot_gril 2y agoDo you mean that section headings aren't a file layout? That's their entire purpose. Edit: If you're talking about the byte representation only, I don't think section headings indicate the placement of the body's bytes.
- tptacek 2y agoYou have found an argument that proves too much.
- Xelynega 2y agoYea coupled with the courts arguments the interpretation of sections in a document as a "file format" means no files with sections can be released via FOIA requests
- Xelynega 2y agoDoes your interpretation not mean that(coupled with the court ruling that file formats can't be foia'd) any document with sections cannot be requested via FOIA?
- hot_gril 2y agoIf this format is reused across many files, they might want to give the contents of those docs in a different format from the original.
- ludston 2y agoArguably, all requests for files could be returned with all of the letters in the document but scrambled in a random order soas to obfuscate the file layout.