Text 771, 42 rader
Skriven 2007-03-27 21:17:53 av Mithgol the Webmaster (2:5063/88)
    Kommentar till text 766 av Peter Knapper (3:772/1.10)
Ärende: Fidonet, XML, Internet
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And about 20:23 26 Mar 07 it was written from Peter Knapper to Michael Cassidy:

 PK> And this is the part that seems wrong to me. Fidonet is about TRANSPORT,
 PK> not presentation and NOT users. Fidonet can move XML messaging around
 PK> EXACTLY as it exists today, however to get your XML content into the
 PK> Fidonet transport system it has to be wrapped up as content suitable for
 PK> the Fidonet transport mechanism.

 PK> Can you not see that implementing XML within Fidonet itself would be a
 PK> huge struggle, that if you wish to really sell the idea, then you need to
 PK> demonstrate the end result first, but in a localised way. Far too many
 PK> people have big investments of their own time in Fidonet, to see it all
 PK> change in front of their eyes. This is why I say to choose an appropriate
 PK> place to demonstrate the capability, if you wish to grab support for this.

I agree with that. If a Fidonet language (let's call it FidoML) is ever born,
it should first be restricted to just the presentation level. It should be
first implemented in hypertext browsers, because it generally creates less
incompatibilities than changes in tossers and mailers. It won't be needed to
persuade the echo hubs (which are conservative as they should be) to change
their tossers and mailers and other soft.

 MC>> I wasn't really talking specifically about PSTN or Internet transports.
 MC>> I think that what I am proposing is not specific to any sort of
 MC>> transport mechanism.

 PK> Exactly, XML is about content... or the the storage, processing and
 PK> display of data, all of which are not directly related to Fidonet, which
 PK> is simply about the transport of data.

 PK> Have you posted your thoughts in any of the development areas?

Would you recommend a dozen (or a half) of the international Fidonet software
development areas still alive and bustling with activity?


With best Fidonet 2.0 regards,
Mithgol the Webmaster.                 [Real nodelisted name: Sergey Sokoloff]

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