[mythtv-users] Mooting architecture for a DataDirect replacement

[Brad DerManouelian]

On Jun 20, 2007, at 8:21 PM, Michael Jones wrote:

> Ok.. if the SQL only is too "myth specific" try this on for  
> size... :-)
>
> If the data were in an SQL database, a frontend on the service could
> EASILY export it to a file, if that's what the user/subscription/
> preference whatever decided.  The point is not the format that is
> used.. since the contents of the SQL database can be output into
> almost any format imaginable at the drop of a digital hat (usually
> measured in milliseconds).   Keep the format in most general,
> manageable format and distribute it as needed.

Wasn't this the promise of XML and XSLT?