Congratulations with the release! rgds Tore Engvig
> Redesigned, Stable Version of Pioneering XSL Formatting Objects > Processor Rounds Out Apache XML Software Stack > > FOREST HILL, Md., July 21 -- The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) - > the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of nearly 150 > Open Source projects and initiatives - today announced the Version 1.0 > release of Apache FOP, the Open Source XSL Formatting Objects > Processor. > > An Apache project since 1999, FOP is one of the industry's first print > formatters driven by W3C-standard XSL Formatting Objects created to > display, convert, and print to formats such as PDF, PostScript, SVG, > RTF, and XML. In addition, FOP is among the most commonly-used > output-independent formatters. > > The Apache FOP code base has grown over the past decade under the > guidance of a Project Management Committee (PMC) who oversee its > day-to-day activities and community development. > > "FOP v.1.0 provides a good subset of the W3C XSL-FO 1.0/1.1 > specification. Its stable, 1.0 designation provides added recognition > as the productive tool it has been for years," said Jeremias Marki, > member of the Apache XML Graphics Project Management Committee. "Its > redesign and improved features in the layout engine makes it an even > better experience for the many developers and users who produce > millions of pages each year." > > Apache FOP is in use at Accenture, Airbus, Australia Post, BNP > Paribas, Capgemini, Credit Suisse, CSC, Denic, European Patent Office, > FedEx, Ford, HP, IBM, IntelliData, Marriot International, Morgan > Stanley, Polaris, Siemens, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual > Property, Tecra, US Army, US House of Representatives, and Wyona, > among many others. In addition, FOP is the default implementation > bundled in XML editors such as XSLfast, Oxygen, and XMLSpy. > > "Thunderhead relies on open standards, and FOP is at the heart of our > innovative NOW platform. We are proud to have been able to play a part > in its development," said Glen Manchester, CEO of Thunderhead. "As > long-time supporters of FOP, our congratulations go to the whole FOP > team at Apache on reaching the Version 1.0 milestone." > > The release of FOP v.1.0 completes a free XML software stack, > comprising: Apache Xerces, Apache Xalan, and Apache FOP. The ability > to insert graphics into one's print output is possible using Apache > Batik. The Apache XML stack makes transforming and formatting XML data > (for example DocBook XML) a viable option for individual and start-up > users without business cash flow. > > "Some 'overnight successes' take ten years or more," said James > Governor, Analyst and Founder of RedMonk. "Apache FOP seems to be one > of them." > > "The training wheels are long gone," said Apache XML Graphics PMC > Chair Simon Pepping. "FOP's popularity is undisputed; FOP is used from > an individual developer's pet project to large-scale document > production. FOP is not yet 'feature complete', and work on it is > continuing. We hope this important step forward will motivate skilled > developers to jump in and help us make Apache FOP even better." > > Availability > > FOP v.1.0 is released under the Apache Software License > v2.0. Downloads, documentation, and related resources are available at > http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/. > > -- > Simon Pepping > home page: http://www.leverkruid.eu >
