[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message] An XML book is like an open-source project (was RE: good book on XML)
By "XML book" I mean a book that is an XML document, not necessarily on XML. In creating XML books, we should (IMHO) reuse the experience of open-source software projects. XML makes it possible because it makes books modular, like software. An XML book should be released with an "open-document" license. (A version already exists, at http://www.opencontent.org/.) There should be a list of maintainers, history of changes, etc. As David Brownell wrote recently on this list, "The most successful "open source" models include an active development project and a general-access CVS source tree, to which certain "trusted" parties have putback permission." We need an equivalent of CVS for XML book projects. Sasha Alexander Nakhimovsky tel 315-824-7586 Computer Science Dpt fax 315-824-7004 Colgate University sasha@c... Hamilton NY 13346 sasha@m... > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Boumphrey [mailto:bckman@i...] > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 1:48 AM > To: xml-dev@x...; Peter Murray-Rust > Subject: Re: good book on XML > > > <peter>We have the > opportunity in XML to create a new approach to "books" since > we control the > technology of publication. An XML "book" is no longer static, but > distributed over time, place and society. </peter> > > As a published author, I am probably shooting myself in the > foot, however, I > think this is an awfully good idea! > > We would need to do the following > > 1. create an outline and agree on content > 2. get volunteers for each chapter > 3. write the chapters > 4. Update the content > > We would probably also need three books > > 1. beginers > 2. Intermediate > 3. Cutting edge > > Frank > > Are there opportunities here for XML-DEV? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Peter Murray-Rust <peter@u...> > To: <xml-dev@x...> > Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 4:42 AM > Subject: Re: good book on XML > > > > At 10:51 AM 2/21/00 +0530, Sajeev M. wrote: > > >hi all, > > > > > > Which is the best book on XML application > development? It > > should have > > >details on both DOM and SAX approach alongwith some > details on parsing . > > > > It is probably not appropriate to post answers to this question to > XML-DEV, > > though I expect Sajeev will get some private mail. However it got me > > thinking... > > > > I was recently asked to review three XML books for the Times Higher > > Educational Supplement (the UK weekly magazine for HE). Among others > things > > I noted the value of public online reviews (e.g. at > amazon.com - anyone > can > > post) from which I was able to find a lot of useful information (one > > reviewer had listed a number of typos in one book). I also > commented that > > fixed-date paper books were likely to be of increasingly > limited value and > > that the resources on the WWW itself were extremely > important. We have the > > opportunity in XML to create a new approach to "books" > since we control > the > > technology of publication. An XML "book" is no longer static, but > > distributed over time, place and society. > > > > Are there opportunities here for XML-DEV? We would not wish > to duplicate > > the excellent work of Robin Cover, Steve Pepper, xml.com > and others in > > collating awareness of XML resources. I know of one or two > *.com sites > with > > book and program reviews. Do they fill everyone's need? Or > is there a role > > for XML-DEV "reviews"? > > > > P. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > ************* > > This is xml-dev, the mailing list for XML developers. > > To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@x...&BODY=unsubscribe%20xml-dev > > List archives are available at > http://xml.org/archives/xml-dev/threads.html > > > ************************************************************** > ************* > > > ************************************************************** > ************* > This is xml-dev, the mailing list for XML developers. > To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@x...&BODY=unsubscribe%20xml-dev > List archives are available at > http://xml.org/archives/xml-dev/threads.html > > ************************************************************** > ************* > *************************************************************************** This is xml-dev, the mailing list for XML developers. To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@x...&BODY=unsubscribe%20xml-dev List archives are available at http://xml.org/archives/xml-dev/threads.html ***************************************************************************
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