Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:00:35 +0100 From: "Vizion" <vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> To: <postmaster> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, dev@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [dev] Re: XML/EDI questions Message-ID: <000001c5614b$4514f510$144da8c0@rtxnetworks.local> In-Reply-To: <200505251711.37250.iang@systemics.com> References: <200505250807.48317.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com><200505250900.28476.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com><200505251711.37250.iang@systemics.com>
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On Wednesday 25 May 2005 09:11, the author Ian G contributed to the dialogue on Re: [dev] Re: XML/EDI questions: & On Wednesday 25 May 2005 17:00, Vizion wrote: & & & > Oh there are now over 300 schemas for EDI's used extensively by large & > corporations for interchange. For example a major disk drive manufacturer & > used it for exchange between both supopliers and distributoes. It used by & > governement and hundreds if not thousands of large corporations. The & > oproblem is you have to pay thousands of dollars to get the information & > and/or off shelve software to benefit from this technology. & & Ah! That explains why I've never come across it. I & stand corrected! Thanks :) & Yep and the thing that really ****** me off is that there is a standard for these things and the only way you can get a copy is by paying $ (namny) for it. My idea is there should be an open standard for these things which could be accessible by anyone and be used as a basis for exchange between individuals and small businesses. Perhaps OpenSchemas.org!! david -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May bound for Europe via Panama Canal. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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