Re: Copyrighting schemas, Hailstorm

["W. E. Perry" <wperry@fiduciary.com>]

I'm with Len. And, of course, competitive schemata will require that the
platform for transaction *execution* be one which does not require a priori
agreement between the parties on the form of the transaction data structure.

Respectfully,

Walter Perry


"Bullard, Claude L (Len)" wrote:

> They can do that and we can write schemas just as fast
> that run just as well on their technology.
>
> Note the beginnings of the terminology wars in that
> what Microsoft calls orchestration, IBM calls choreography.
> And so it will go like different parts of the local
> Arts Council groups fighting for control of the civic
> stage:  little fish acting like big fish, except this
> is big fish acting like little fish.  Gotta love it.
>
> Such copyrights will ensure the schemas will have
> strong competitors.  They may be doing us a favor.
>
> Len