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I probably could craft language that cites ISO SGML then recommends use of the W3C XML specification citing the benefits such as lower cost, ease of access to trained resources, etc. Problem is getting them to accept it. If this were the RFI stage, no problem, but in the RFP, such is discouraged. It will come down to how receptive the customer is. Really, this is all lawyerese and contract namespace issues, but experience shows the problems of not having a clean "namespace with a record of authority" to operate in. You are right about standardization, as long as we are clear that it is a citation issue, not a process or tech or spy vs spy issue. I have not the stomach for those nuggets today. Yes, it eliminates the sibling specs too. Now we aren't automatons, so we can usually find a way to inch around such problems, but at increased exposure to risk. I also note that such problems occur only for a portion of the markup community, unfortunately, in some very lucrative business areas. I am eager to hear how the XML community discussions went in San Jose. Len http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti. Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Borden [mailto:jborden@m...] Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote: > See the problem. We can't even mention the use of > XML in a response to this. The W3C isn't anywhere > in this considered a standards org. Or the fact that as of October 2002 electronic healthcare communications between healthcare entities will be legally required to use X12 EDI messages. How do we change this? By standardization. You should note that you CAN specify XML as a subset of ISO SGML, so really the problem isn't with XML itself but the host of other W3C Recommendations which have come after XML 1.0 including Namespaces, Schemas, XLink, XPointer etc etc etc. In terms of Healthcare standards, we CAN specify XML and related W3C recommendations in the standards we write, and these, issued by accredited standards organizations in the ISO food chain, are standards which may be used for such purposes.
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