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This is why I asked about an API being Open Source(tm) because the notion of freely distributable source code and interface definitions seem to be orthogonal to me. POSIX or the C++ STL do not have freely available documentation yet there are Open Source implementations of both (although I'm not sure there is a certified POSIX compliant Open Source implementation). -----Original Message----- From: Aaron Skonnard [mailto:aarons@d...] Sent: Thu 9/12/2002 1:00 PM To: xml-dev@l... Cc: Subject: RE: Re: SAX is not a read-only API (wa RE: re: XML SIG 17...) > This is interesting, but you still need a class that implements the > ContentHandler that is not part of SAX. You cannot write an XML > document without adding your own non-standard, XML classes. Sure, just like you need a class that implements XMLReader on the reading side. I think it's clear that we have different definitions for "API". I consider the SAX interface definitions the "API", where you seem to define it as the implementation (and entire packaging) of those interfaces. -aaron ...................................................... . Aaron Skonnard, DevelopMentor (http://skonnard.com). . Essential XML Quick Reference available online! . . Download PDFs: http://www.develop.com/books . ...................................................... ----------------------------------------------------------------- The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl>
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