Re: [xml-dev] PSVI formalization

[Ronald Bourret <rpbourret@rpbourret.com>]

"Simon St.Laurent" wrote:
> But is XML the only portable way to exchange information?  I don't think
> so.  XML has demonstrated that portability is possible.  It has not
> demonstrated that XML is the path all portable information must follow.

Of course not, but lots of people are using it, and that makes it a
worthwhile choice. The point is not to choose the best way to exchange
information portably, but to choose a good enough way that is used
widely enough that information can actually be exchanged.

-- Ron