Re: Ada Component Registry proposal

From: Robert I. Eachus (rieachus_at_comcast.net)
Date: 10/23/03 

Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:01:17 GMT

sk wrote:
> me:
> > certain level of open discussion.
>
> I need to highlight *open* and I must confess some discomfort
> over the implications of another message of this thread
>
> rieachus@comcast.net:
> > Stephane Richard wrote:
> > > ... copyright as we discussed in emails?
> >
> > I think ...

Don't worry about it. I said that I thought that the first version of
the XML document was not something I would be comfortable posting, but I
would send copies to anyone who wanted to review it. Stephane Richard
was willing to do so. Unless there are significant changes, or more
people who want to take a shot at the current XML state, I will probably
post version 0.2 to comp.lang.ada tomorrow. Another potential delay is
that I am probably going to write an XML to HTML converter this weekend,
so you can look at the HTML to make comments.

No intent to exclude anyone, but XML is still not all that common a
language, and I felt the intersection of those who knew XML well enough
to comment, and were also interested in the registry project would be
pretty small. Hmmm. Actually, why not? Here is the current XML
DOCTYPE, and the start of the registry declaration. If you want a
snapshot of the whole thing, send e-mail. But, please, only if you are
willing to read it and comment.:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone=yes ?>
<!DOCTYPE Ada_Component_Registry [
<!-- Version 0.2 Doctype Copyright 2003 by Robert I. Eachus, copying
allowed, all other rights reserved for now. -->
   <!ELEMENT Registry (Author*, Project+, Entry+) >
   <!ATTLIST Registry
       Name CDATA #REQUIRED
       Version CDATA #REQUIRED
       Website CDATA #IMPLIED
       Copyright CDATA #REQUIRED
>
   <!ELEMENT Project (Author*, Requires*, Supports*, Description?)
   <!ATTLIST Project
       Name CDATA #REQUIRED
       Version CDATA #IMPLIED
       Website CDATA #IMPLIED
       Bug_Reports CDATA #REQUIRED
       Copyright CDATA #REQUIRED
>
   <!ELEMENT Entry (Author+, Description?, Requires*, Supports*,
Contents?)
   <!ATTLIST Entry
       Name CDATA #REQUIRED
       Project CDATA #REQUIRED
       Version CDATA #IMPLIED
       Source CDATA #IMPLIED
       Copyright CDATA #IMPLIED
>
   <!ELEMENT Author>
   <!ATTLIST Author
       Name CDATA #REQUIRED
       Email CDATA #IMPLIED
       Telephone CDATA #IMPLIED
       Company CDATA #IMPLIED
       Address CDATA #IMPLIED
>
   <!ELEMENT Compiler >
   <!ATTLIST Compiler
             Name CDATA #REQUIRED
             Version CDATA #IMPLIED
>
   <!ELEMENT Contents (#PCDATA )>
   <!ELEMENT Database>
   <!ATTLIST Database
             Name CDATA #REQUIRED
             Version CDATA #IMPLIED
>
   <!ELEMENT Date (((Month, Day?)?, Year)|#PCDATA)>
   <!ELEMENT Description (#PCDATA )>
   <!ELEMENT Full_Name (#PCDATA )>
   <!ELEMENT Language
   <!ATTLIST Language
             Version (Ada80 | Ada83 | Ada95 | Ada2000 | Ada0X) "Ada95"
   <!ELEMENT OS>
   <!ATTLIST OS
             Name CDATA #REQUIRED
             Version CDATA #IMPLIED
>
   <!ELEMENT Project_Name (#PCDATA ) >
   <!ELEMENT Requires (Project_Name|Compiler|OS|Hardware)+ >
   <!ELEMENT Supports (Language_Version|Compiler|OS|Hardware)+ >
   <!ELEMENT Root_Name (#PCDATA )>
   <!ELEMENT URL (#PCDATA ) >
   <!ELEMENT Version (#PCDATA)>
   <!ATTLIST Version Date CDATA >
   <!ELEMENT Website (#PCDATA) >
]>

   <Registry Name="Ada Component Registry"
             Version="0.2"
             Copyright="Copyright 2003 by Robert I. Eachus, copying
allowed, all other rights reserved for now."
> 

-- 
                                             Robert I. Eachus
"Quality is the Buddha. Quality is scientific reality. Quality is the 
goal of Art. It remains to work these concepts into a practical, 
down-to-earth context, and for this there is nothing more practical or 
down-to-earth than what I have been talking about all along...the repair 
of an old motorcycle."  -- from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle 
Maintenance by Robert Pirsig

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