From owner-freebsd-java@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 25 16:41:51 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 C9D5516A41C; Wed, 25 May 2005 16:41:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from lakecmmtao05.coxmail.com (lakecmmtao05.coxmail.com [68.99.120.79]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37F9643D1D; Wed, 25 May 2005 16:41:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by lakecmmtao05.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with ESMTP id <20050525164151.JBLX7226.lakecmmtao05.coxmail.com@dns1>; Wed, 25 May 2005 12:41:51 -0400 From: Vizion To: Ian G Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 09:37:00 -0700 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200505250937.01060.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, dev@openoffice.org, freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [dev] Re: XML/EDI questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-java@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting Java to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 16:41:51 -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.