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> Wow... > > I guess this hadn't really occurred to me. This could get ugly quick. > Sure, browsers may support XML, but what if they build all these "extras" > based on their own DTD's into their development tools? RSS? CDF? They > may > throw all these features in, but have processing engines to handle all > these > special "extras" that may/may not work in eachother's browsers. Sounding > like DHTML all over again? Ugh...... > > Sure, they can do all this extra stuff at the chagrin of the development > and > standards communities, but when did that bother them in the past? They > could build all this "extra functionality" (read: proprietary) > functionality > into their browsers, the W3C group not give the "good developing seal of > approval" for XML, and where does it leave XML? Dead in the water. > > Maybe that would be a blessing in disguise... Maybe some rogue startup > could develop an open-source browser that embraces standards and is free > to > everyone (GNU? FSF?) and runs on all platforms and (at least attempts) to > support N'scape and IE's little "toys". Then if it wrestled enough market > share from the others, just start gradually "dumping" all those added > features, release by release. Of course, since I am dreaming, I would > like > a pony.... > > Anyway, standards are great, but only as great as their support in the > vendor world. We've gotten a lot of promises, but nothing written in > blood. > Hopefully, if we can get the general developers (webmasters, publishers) > to > start screaming as loud as the standards developers, PD software > developers, > and consultants, maybe they will listen. > > <subjective_opinion> > Channels were a stupid idea anyway > </subjective_opinion> > > good luck to all, > > -Jason > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Didier PH Martin [SMTP:martind@n... > > > > Hummmm, I understand that you have a very subjective view of it. Its OK, > > we > > can have subjective views as long as we don't state that they are > > objective > > :-) > > > > My own subjective opinion. Don't expect competing species to respect a > > common standard especially if a would be standard has been brought by > the > > competitor. It just gives a clue that XML don't resolve the unity of > > languages. Contrary to that it encourage diversity and everybody can > > invent > > its own language. This is why, now just for channel or topic handling > you > > have (just a few of what's out there) > > - CDF > > - RSS > > - RDF > > - topic maps > > > > In fact, what's marvelous about XML is that now each one can invent its > > own > > HTML :-) or its own meta data language. > > > > Seriously speaking, RSS is popular in the Netscape ecosystem and CDF in > > the > > Microsoft ecosystem. Which one is better? Its a question of: in which > > ecosystem you are. Never expect a Netscape specie to tell you that CDF > is > > good and do not expect a Microsoft specie to tell you that RSS is good. > > Only > > some rare species living in both ecosystems can tell you that both do > the > > job and in fact are about the same as long as you have the right > > interpreter > > to decode the language. And that the main perceive quality is dependant > on > > the interpreter quality and how data is presented. And even o this > > subject, > > taste differ. And this is good. Its only a matter of ecosystem, taste > and > > often a question of religion :-) > > > > My own religion tell me that I cannot use CDF or RSS because big money > is > > reincarnated into these products :-)))) just kidding :-))) > > > > xml-dev: A list for W3C XML Developers. To post, mailto:xml-dev@i... Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/xml-dev/ and on CD-ROM/ISBN 981-02-3594-1 To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; (un)subscribe xml-dev To subscribe to the digests, mailto:majordomo@i... the following message; subscribe xml-dev-digest List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@i...)
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