Thanks, Leah!
I would be very pleased indeed to have a drink with one so well respected
Jeff
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:57:44 -0700 (PDT), Leah Halpin wrote:
Nice summary, Jeff.
I'll buy you a drink for that if I ever see you in a bar!
Leah
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Sent: Fri, October 22, 2010 7:51:23 PM
Subject: Re: [EDI-L] EDIFACT vs. X12, public/free vs. nonpublic/expensive
I'm jumping into this conversation late, but I've been following it.
It seems to be that the viewer's opinion of public/free versus
nonpublic/expensive seems to differ quite a lot based on whether you
did the work (ie. have been on a committee) or you are doing the paying
(just want to get the job done, but ran into a price tag)... (ok, so
that's no new insight).
My "new" contribution to this would be that, in IMHO, standards most
help out those who are NOT the 800-pound gorilla in general. If you
are working with a large retail house, most of the time you don't need
the whole EDI dictionary, just the implementation guide for that house
(or a good EDI consultant). The partner will pass it along to you.
Now, because THEY (the partner) are the ones that will benefit the most
(because they get to define the document, and have their "one map"
whereas everyone else has to have one map for each entity), I think it
works out. Those that benefit the most fromt the standard end up
paying the most.
Someone mentioned ebXML before. My main understanding about the
"stall" in ebXML dream is finding some entity altruistic enough to host
the entire community (standards, discovery, etc.). Free standards seem
to be a great idea; but I've found the only real "free" standards are
those that are agreed upon by two parties in a bar, scribbled on a
napkin... (and sometimes those develop into non-free standards as well).
In any case, for my 2 cents, I'm grateful for organizations that foster
communication standards, whether they be fee-based (X12), sponsored
(EDIFACT) or member dues supported (OAGI). We need these organizations
because if they were not present, the largest organizations would tend
to twist standards to match what their infrastructure already supports
(attend an X12-N meeting if you don't believe me).
Those of you for free standards, pony up to the bar, donate some of
your time and effort... then (at least in this room) you'll be taken
more seriously when expressing an opinion on "Free" standards.
Jeff [B2B n EAI Personality]
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