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Re: [xml-dev] Restrictions on existence of attributes?
- To: Michael Kay <mike@...>
- Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Restrictions on existence of attributes?
- From: David Carver <d_a_carver@...>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:44:46 -0400
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Michael Kay wrote:
>> The big B2B standards like UBL, OAGIS, HR-XML, Global
>> Justice etc are going to be using XSD because that is what
>> their membership is asking.
>>
>> RelaxNG may be the greatest thing since sliced bread, but
>> until it reaches it's way into main stream, it will be a
>> niche area.
>>
>
>
Sorry, it was not ment as a taunt and you are correct it could have been
worded better. It may be a superior specification, but XSD fits the
80/20 rule that most people need. Atom is better than RSS but RSS
feeds still out number Atom feeds.
> That last sentence sounds like a tautology...
>
> But it's like Windows vs Macintosh. Most people want to use what everyone
> else is using, even if they hate it. Unless it's totally useless, which XSD
> (like Windows) isn't. You can't dislodge an entrenched leader just by
> producing a better product.
>
>
Exactly...pick your favorite or least favorite application suite. MS
Office vs OpenOffice, IE v FireFox, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, etc.
Dave
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