On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 11:14, Bullard, Claude L (Len) wrote:
>  Yes, they have a lot of impact.  But quit characterizing 
>  it as a battle.  This isn't us vs them.  This is two 
>  different architectures being supported and spec'd by 
>  groups with overlapping members.   Both the business 
>  arguments and the technical arguments have to be 
>  understood because they are not separable realistically. 

No, Len, I'm afraid it is a battle.  I think you're being remarkably
naive here.

The Web Services people are selling their stuff as what XML should be,
consuming resources at the W3C and elsewhere that might likely be better
spent on other approaches, and spending a lot of time dissing notions of
'ad hoc XML messaging.'

The question isn't whether a conflict exists.  The question is whether
to approach a well-funded well-hyped opponent with technical arguments
or to refocus on the tech and ignore the opponent.  At this point, I
thinking the latter option makes a lot more sense.

-- 
Simon St.Laurent
Ring around the content, a pocket full of brackets
Errors, errors, all fall down!
http://simonstl.com


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