Re: SV: [xml-dev] XML=WAP? And DOA?

[Gavin Thomas Nicol <gtn@rbii.com>]

On Tuesday 15 January 2002 08:34 am, dehora wrote:
> In the XML world, 'self describing' seems to mean, self-describing,
> ie, XML data holds all the information needed to process and
> understand it.

Which, as you point out, is an obvious fallacy... because at the end 
of the day, the author of an XML document *cannot* know how I wish to 
process it (unless of course XML imparts ESP on the casual user).

> AI researchers must be kicking themselves ;).

Or screaming....