What we're trying to do and why.

• Friends and Neighbours
  
  
• Explain
  
  
• Use 'friendly' technology (XML)
  
  
• Searchable Databases
  
  
• Enable Harvesting
  
  

What we're trying not to do.

• Repeat past 'mistakes'
  
  
• Create a generic all purpose service description language
  
  
• Create yet another unused specification