[Mapserver-users] Just in case you weren't reading ALL your Mapserver mail...

Mon Jun 2 09:03:25 EDT 2003

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I got a kick out of this response... particularly the second link. Though=
t you guys might find this funny too.
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Chip Hankley, GIS Specialist
RMT, Inc.
chip.hankley at rmtinc.com
608.662.5498 (Direct)

>>> Thorsten Fischer <thfischer at mapmedia.de> 06/01/03 05:55AM >>>
On Sat, 2003-05-31 at 23:07, Morten Nielsen wrote:
> Is there any plans on upgrading/supplementing the MAP format to XML ?
> It would make a lot of things easier
>  when processing the Map file in other
> scripts (not to mention the validating that a DTD could offer).
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> XML is the future :-)

The future of what ... I recommend reading the following before trying
to squeeze xml into any and every place just because you can.

http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?XmlSucks=20

http://xmlsucks.org/but_you_have_to_use_it_anyway/does-xml-suck.html=20

Also this has been brought up a couple of times; search the mailing list
archive for xml and mapfile to see the debate.

hth,

thorsten

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