Re: Proprietary format

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Outliners.com Message ID: 4575

Posted by subs
2005-11-10 18:51:32

>Software developers reading this: is it not possible (and i ask this sincerely, not rhetorically) for you to use open standards saving formats such as xml instead of binary proprietary modes?

Talal,
Please see my reply: http://www.outliners.com/discuss/msgReader$4549?mode=topic where I mention that Surfulater does use xml as its native storage format.

Propriety databases and lock-in are a real problem for many people for the reasons you state. You also have to consider how you can get the information from one product to another, if and when you need to move on.

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