Simplest answer? Because that's what your partner / customer is using.
Harold DeWayne, CECP, RECS On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Ricardo Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > There's something I don't get here. The choice is paying $5,000/version for > a > standard that is used in the US only vs. $0 for one that is used everywhere > > else. Isn't that a no-brainer? Can some explain Why not use EDIFACT instead > of > X12 in the US as in the rest of the world? > Thanks, > Ricardo > > ________________________________ > From: Patrice <[email protected] <babelabout%40yahoo.com>> > To: [email protected] <EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tue, October 12, 2010 2:53:56 PM > Subject: [EDI-L] Re: EDIFACT vs. X12, public/free vs. nonpublic/expensive > > But, EDIFACT is public, independently of the way you contribute to UN. > > While X12 is not public. > > For me, it does answer the question ;-) > > /Patrice > > ------------------------------------ > > ... > Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: > <SALES>, > <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> > > Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> > IS > REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
