Article:		Three Myths of XML
Subject:		making myths reality
Date:		2001-06-15 00:39:39
From:		bryan rasmussen
xml might a footsoldier in the computing revolution, which like most revolutions is all about the supercedance of old social classes by new rising ones. I'm sure we've all read articles about techies exerting too much control over society by their understanding of technology, written by members of older social classes who feel their position threatened by incomprehension of the standards. As xml moves into a document format for law, for example, it might not be revolutionary in helping anybody access information anytime, but it will be revolutionary in putting the technically competent on a better competing social level with lawyers, the group that in the last century has had the most power. As a technology for helping the poor and downtrodden it might very well enable that as well, however most developers create applications for their social class, and for large governing bodies or corporations, if you want to end poverty and evil dictators you have to start thinking of the killer xml-app that helps achieve that laudable goal. As a matter of fact I'm working on a standard that might help someways towards that, should be ready in november.:)

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