Re: [VOTE] Xerces2

[Mike Pogue <mp...@apache.org>]

As if there aren't enough +1 votes by now...  :-)
I agree with Ted, et.al.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tw...@sauria.com>
To: <xe...@xml.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: [VOTE] Xerces2


> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andy Clark" <an...@apache.org>
> To: "Xerces-J" <xe...@xml.apache.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 11:15 PM
> Subject: [VOTE] Xerces2
> 
> 
> > A lot of work has been done on the Xerces2 concept implementation.
> > It is functional, nearly full-featured, and is just about ready 
> > for prime time. As such, it is time for public review from the
> > Xerces community and a vote to advance it to the next stage.
> > 
> > If it's not too soon for a vote, I'll go ahead and propose the
> > following items to vote on:
> > 
> > [1] To accept the Xerces2 concept implementation, located in
> >     the xml-xerces module on the "xerces_j_2" branch, as the
> >     next version of the Xerces parser. Please review the
> >     architecture documents and source code -- locations are
> >     provided at the end of this message.
> 

+1.

> 
> > [2] To create a new module named "xml-xerces2" for the Xerces2
> >     codebase and move the concept code to that module.
> 

+1

> 
> > Some other items that were discussed at the face-to-face meeting
> > in San Francisco back in October were:
> > 
> > [3] Create new mailing list "xerces-j-users" and move the
> >     user traffic out of "xerces-j-dev". There is an open
> >     question whether we should keep "xerces-j-dev" or make
> >     it defunct and create a new mailing list called
> >     "xerces2-j-dev".
> 

+1

> 
> I think we'll need to keep xerces-j-dev alive for a few months while
> X2 catches up.

I agree.
 
> > There were more items but they don't directly relate to the
> > Xerces2 concept implementation so I'll let someone else
> > start the voting process on those items separately.
> > 
> > * The architecture documentation is available in CVS as well
> >   as on the web (for convenience). The docs are slightly out
> >   of date but mostly everything is correct. The URL is:
> > 
> >   http://www.apache.org/~andyc/xerces2/
> > 
> > * You can access the Xerces2 concept code with the following
> >   commands: (assuming Windows platform)
> > 
> >   set CVSROOT=:pserver:anoncvs@xml.apache.org:/home/cvspublic
> >   cvs login        (password: anoncvs)
> >   cvs checkout -d x2 -r xerces_j_2 xml-xerces/java 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Andy Clark * IBM, TRL - Japan * andyc@apache.org
> > 
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