Lars writes:
> Okay, I'll bite

then Richard Gambrell:
> I'll bite.

With all this munchin' goin' on, I'm feeling a mite hungry myself. ;)


Gavin writes:
> XML is the spawn of Satan.
>
> Open your eyes.  Do not be deceived.
>
> DON'T GO INTO THE LIGHT!
> STAY AWAY FROM THE LIGHT!
>
> G. "XML: Just Say No."

Okay, I'll bite too. ;)

I could understand the cry for "Death to MOVER," but I'm having a bit
more trouble with this one.

For example, Richard Gambrell wrote:

> Ok, so far as my understanding goes (and I could be quite wrong) XML is
> EDI reborn with what looks like a simpler structure.  Like EDI, what or
> who will create standards for exchange of data?  Is there reason to think
> the XML effort will go any further than EDI?

I'm of similar understanding, in that XML seems like it has a shot to
replace EDI.  While the W3C sets the infrastructure, I believe it's up
to industry groups to set the standards.  For example, I vaguely recall
reading that an automotive group has already made a first crack at this
for their industry using XML.  (No word on their early results, though.)

As for whether or not it will go further than EDI, I sure hope so;
what little involvement I've had with EDI showed it to be incredibly
obtuse.

Gavin, can you elaborate, please?

I know there are others with substantially more exposure than I have both
to EDI and to XML; I'd like to hear more of the collective wisdom as well.

--Glenn