> I want to add my two cents.
>
> Right now there is no current standard for e-commerce DTD. There are
> several companies or organized group who would like to push their
> standards. I feel to make a suitable standard, it should be in the hands
> of the open source community. I visited some websites to try to get a
> copy of their e-commerce DTD; one asked me to registered everything about
> myself, and others only allow it to be downloaded to a select few.
>
> What I feel the necessary course of action is to extend on ECML and create
> our own standard. I do believe we can make FreeTrade an e-commerce
> standard for the 21st century. I'm doing everything humanly possible to
> make this a reality.
Hmm, as a reality check, we're only talking about exporting invoice
dumps to XML, so using a cutting edge e-commerce DTD doesn't really mean
a heck of a lot. Think of the reasons why invoice dumps are used
(naturally, your reasons may vary), and I'm sure you'll see why this
whole concept is, in my humble opinion, just a bit overrated.
Nonetheless, Kent, I appreciate your strident efforts to make Freetrade
an industry standard. Every open source project needs a cheerleader.
-jj
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