Yes, it really was named [1] after the Xerces Blue [2] butterfly. The Persian king is "Xerxes" I think; slightly different spelling.
[1] http://marc.info/?l=xerces-j-dev&m=86952145012664&w=2 [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerces_Blue Michael Glavassevich XML Parser Development IBM Toronto Lab E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric Schwarzenbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/29/2008 09:40:06 PM: > Was the butterfly really what this project was named for? I'd always > assumed it was the Persian kings. > > No offense to this beautiful design, or to this great software project, > but a butterfly strikes me as about the least appropriate metaphor I can > think of for an XML parser. The last thing I would call working with XML > APIs is "pretty". I'd be curious to know if there is some reasoning for > how the butterfly might work metaphorically. > > Regards, > > Eric > > > Ashley Morgan wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > Found your request for a logo as thought I would have a shot at it, > > attached is my proposal (png) feel free to comment, > > > > Thanks, Ash > > > > -- > > Sorry in advance for the bad English in this email.... and i often get > > my mords wuddled up. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
