From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 25 17:00:54 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 464BB16A41C; Wed, 25 May 2005 17:00:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org) Received: from pythagoras.zen.co.uk (pythagoras.zen.co.uk [212.23.3.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C99743D53; Wed, 25 May 2005 17:00:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org) Received: from [82.69.255.54] (helo=rtxnetworks.co.uk) by pythagoras.zen.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1DazFT-0007RQ-QW; Wed, 25 May 2005 17:00:51 +0000 Received: from mail pickup service by rtxnetworks.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 25 May 2005 18:00:36 +0100 thread-index: AcVhS0UUEsDDMwXLTACbQHz89IfIzw== X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: "Vizion" To: Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 18:00:35 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200505250807.48317.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com><200505250900.28476.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com><200505251711.37250.iang@systemics.com> In-Reply-To: <200505251711.37250.iang@systemics.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <000001c5614b$4514f510$144da8c0@rtxnetworks.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Exchange 2000 X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Sender: Errors-To: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Zen-Test-Spam-Score: 0 X-Zen-Test-Spam-Bar: (/) X-Originating-Schroedinger-IP: [216.136.204.119] X-Envelope-From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Envelope-To: james@rtxnetworks.co.uk X-Apparently-To: james@rtxnetworks.co.uk X-Zen-Loop: 4e5e9d7b303bfa0036200918db506edf X-Zen-Stored: julia.zen.co.uk/1Daz3T-0007hk-F7/2005-05-25 16:48:27 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 7.0.322 [266.11.17] Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.181 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 May 2005 17:00:36.0140 (UTC) FILETIME=[4533EEC0:01C5614B] X-Originating-Pythagoras-IP: [82.69.255.54] Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, dev@openoffice.org Subject: Re: [dev] Re: XML/EDI questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 17:00:54 -0000 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"