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Re: Why datatypes?

• To: xml-dev@l..., Arjun Ray <aray@n...>
• Subject: Re: Why datatypes?
• From: Eric Bohlman <ebohlman@e...>
• Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 18:10:43 -0500
• In-reply-to: <thpufus85fkdv0lnlad8artnrg69mk1be2@4...>
• Organization: OMS Development

6/6/02 9:09:27 AM, Arjun Ray <aray@n...> wrote:

>I thinkit's time to give up on the utopian belief that every XML system in
>the universe must be innately capable of meaningfully grokking every XML
>application. 

"Interoperability means that if I want to order a pizza, I don't have to worry about what carrier 
the pizzeria gets phone service from and whether they have the same brand of phone equipment I do.  
It doesn't mean that I can call the barber shop and order a pizza."

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