So, Andres of England. William of Ohio here. Hmm, doesn't quite have the panache that, say, "William of Normandy" has. But it will do.
What might be the problem with XML Syntax that doesn't suit business transactions? X12 (with its CICA), UN/CEFACT (with its XML Naming and Design Rules) and OASIS (with UBL) look like they've all traveled down the road assuming the use of an XML syntax. Let them know now if their respective endeavors are bound to fail due to some heretofore overlooked flaw with XML making it unsuitable for real business transactions. Verbosity over the wire? Maybe zipping the stuff, or even "Binary" XML - or Lord forbid, better design of e-business documents - will solve that problem. Any other problems you see? William J. Kammerer Novannet, LLC. Hastings on the Scioto, OH 43221-3859 . USA +1 (614) 487-0320 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andres Tomlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'William J. Kammerer'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'EDI-L Mailing List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 25 January, 2005 09:23 AM Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Gentran:Server for Unix Question All you are proving is that more developers know XML than EDIFACT standards, regardless of suitability for the application. XML is fine for a variety of applications, but don't asume that it is better for business transactions just because there are more potential developers out there. More people know Visual Basic than C++ but it doesn't make it more suitable for e.g. writing games. Even your monkeys would agree with that. Andres. England. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William J. Kammerer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'EDI-L Mailing List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 25 January, 2005 08:11 AM Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Gentran:Server for Unix Question Learning Albanian is presumably no more difficult than learning English. But the choice of language in which to write scientific articles and conduct business is English - for "most" folks. Simply because it's more ubiquitous, thanks to the first Queen Elizabeth. Learning XML requires "experience" and "tutorials/lessons/documentation", to be sure. But XML has more ready applications than just e-business. Thus, it's far more likely that folks will spend the energy and time learning it (rather than EDIFACT or X12 syntax) if they already haven't done so. There's a viral effect. I don't know where your "here" is. But, yes, like the children at Lake Woebegone, all the monkeys of Columbus are above average. William J. Kammerer Novannet, LLC. Columbus, OH 43221-3859 . USA +1 (614) 487-0320 . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
