Basically XML is just another way
of writing S-expr or Trees or
whatever you want to call it.
They are not identical.
The aspects you are willing to ignore are
more important than the aspects you are willing to
accept. Robbery is not just another way of making a
living, rape is not just another way of satisfying
basic human needs, torture is not just another way of
interrogation. And XML is not just another way of
writing S-exps. There are some things in life that
you do not do if you want to be a moral being and
feel proud of what you have accomplished.
Erik Naggum
http://www.schnada.de/quotes/contempt.html