What is XML for?

[David Megginson]

Frank Boumphrey writes:

 > >>but rather, whether XML itself
 > -- that is, text files conforming to XML 1.0 -- should be used as the
 > primary storage medium for large applications<<
 > 
 > Perhaps not the primary storage medium, but certainly as the backup medium.

Exactly -- XML is ideal as a backup medium because it is software- and 
system-independent.


All the best,


David

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