On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, David Crossley wrote: > Hi Giacomo, I notice that when you committed changes > to index.xml you must have missed this posting from me > yesterday.
Yes, I've corrected it right now. Thanks. Giacomo > --David > > David Crossley wrote: > > Carsten wrote: > > > Just to get it right. The following is the text we agree on. > > > I'll try my best to get it into freshmeat then.... > > > By the way, shouldn't we change the README or some other documents > > > and add this text there? > > > > This excellent precis should also be added to Cocoon xdocs > > announcement.xml and index.xml > > > > There are some small things that I would like to change. > > Get rid of the ampersand symbols (&) - there is no need. What is > > wrong with the word "and". Also, the second paragraph needed to > > be re-phrased. I have made the changes below. > > --David > > > > > ------------------------------ OO --------------------------------- > > > > > > Apache Cocoon is an XML publishing framework that raises the usage of > > > XML and XSLT technologies for server applications to a new > > > level. Designed for performance and scalability around pipelined SAX > > > processing, Cocoon offers a flexible environment based on the separation > > > of concerns between content, logic and style. A centralized > > > configuration system and sophisticated caching top this all off and help > > > you to create, deploy and maintain rock-solid XML server applications. > > > > > > Cocoon interacts with most data sources, including: filesystems, RDBMS, > > > LDAP, native XML databases, and network-based data sources. It adapts > > > content delivery to the capabilities of different devices like HTML, WML, > > > PDF, SVG, RTF just to name a few. Cocoon currently runs as a Servlet or > > > from a powerful commandline interface. The chosen design of an abstracted > > > environment gives you the freedom to implement your own concrete > > > environment to suit your required functionality. > > > > > > ------------------------------ OO --------------------------------- > > > > > > > ------------------------ > > Carsten wrote: > > > Just to get it right. The following is the text we agree on. > > > I'll try my best to get it into freshmeat then.... > > > By the way, shouldn't we change the README or some other documents > > > and add this text there? > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ OO --------------------------------- > > > > > > Apache Cocoon is an XML publishing framework that raises the usage of > > > XML & XSLT technologies for server applications to a new > > > level. Designed for performance and scalability around pipelined SAX > > > processing, Cocoon offers a flexible environment based on the separation > > > of concerns between content, logic and style. A centralized > > > configuration system and sophisticated caching top this all off and help > > > you to create, deploy & maintain rock-solid XML server applications. > > > > > > Cocoon interacts with most data sources from filesystems to RDBMS, from > > > LDAP to native XML databases and adapts content delivery to the > > > capabilities of different devices like HTML, WML, PDF, SVG, RTF just to > > > name a few. Cocoon currently runs as a Servlet or from a powerful > > > commandline interface. The choosen design of an abstracted environment > > > gives you the freedom to implement your own concrete environment to let > > > it work. > > > > > > ------------------------------ OO --------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > Carsten > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Gianugo Rabellino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 12:07 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [Fwd: freshmeat project listing for Cocoon] > > > > > > > > > > > > giacomo wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Gianugo Rabellino wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>giacomo wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>>Ok, here is what I feel hits the point :) > > > > >>> > > > > >>>----------------------------------- oo > > > > ----------------------------------- > > > > >>> > > > > >>>Apache Cocoon is an XML publishing framework that raises the usage of > > > > >>>XML & XSLT technologies for content-centric server > > > > applications to a new > > > > >>>level. Designed for performance and scalability around pipelined SAX > > > > >>>processing, Cocoon offers a flexible environment based on the > > > > separation > > > > >>>of concerns between content, logic and style. A centralized > > > > >>>configuration system and sophisticated caching top this all > > > > off and help > > > > >>>you to create, deploy & maintain rock-solid XML server applications. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>Cocoon interacts with most data sources from filesystems to RDBMS, > from > > > > >>>LDAP to native XML databases and adapts content delivery to the > > > > >>>capabilities of different devices like HTML, WML, PDF, SVG, RTF just > to > > > > >>>name a few. Cocoon currently runs as a Servlet or from a powerful > > > > >>>commandline interface. The choosen design of an abstracted > environment > > > > >>>gives you the freedom to implement your own concrete environment to > let > > > > >>>it work. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>----------------------------------- oo > > > > ----------------------------------- > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>Sounds good to me. Just another small note: I'm not *that* sure about > > > > >>focusing on the "content-centric" concept. I do believe that Cocoon is > > > > >>not just for content but can be seen as a generic and very powerful > XML > > > > >>processing environment. We have XSP, we have SOAP, we have actions and > > > > >>we will have flowmaps: are we sure that we want to "sell" Cocoon once > > > > >>again mainly as a presentation engine for content-oriented sites? I'm > > > > >>afraid that people looking at the freshmeat blurb might look at it and > > > > >>just say "oh, ok, this is yet another XSLT tool"... > > > > >> > > > > >>Just another 0.2 euros, other than that I really like the result :) > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > Would you simple remove that word from the abstract above? > > > > > > > > > > > > Exactly, good suggestion. "server applications" is way enough. > > > > > > > > Ciao, > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Gianugo Rabellino > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
