# Gavin Andresen
# 2012-09-08 17:09:59
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=106461.msg1170942#msg1170942

We should avoid saying "canonical" @p{--} I just peeked at the ASN.1/BER/DER spec, and there's a "canonical" encoding that is different from the "distinguished" encoding: @p{par}

   @s{(link)} @p{par}

(international standards committees seem to be completely incapable of adhering to the Keep It Simple, Stupid principle). @p{brk}