He won't - the old DAT format is unsupported/depreciated.
All my point is (and has been) is that the old DAT format is exactly that, old (and unsupported).
It’s not a massive thing, but if we have the two options (old/depreciated format or modern/current format) and it’s exactly the same amount of ‘effort’ needed to create/host either, then why not go with the modern?
- More flexible/extendable since XML based
- Who knows when Roman will decide to dump old format DAT creation in CMP
- Fully Unicode compatible
- Gives more flexibility for future, especially changes in project direction/expansion
- and, at the end of the day: why use an outdated format when a modern standards based one is already available and in use?
Like I say, it not a massive ‘issue’, it’s just about being a little forward thinking... and being forward thinking always good (even for a project obsessed with the past).