Altova Mailing List Archives>Archive Index >xml-dev Archive Home >Recent entries >Thread Prev - RE: [xml-dev] Restrictions on existence of attributes? [Thread Next] Re: [xml-dev] Restrictions on existence of attributes?To: Michael Kay <mike@--------.---> Date: 7/1/2006 12:45:00 AM 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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