After talking with someone about something I've been thinking about a top level project....
formats.apache.org for file formats. POI (and maybe TNEF) would be the first code base of course. I want POI to keep a tight focus that�s what has let it succeed. However, there is a need for other formats. There's of course some overlap with FOP, but I don't see that as a problem. We're not XML-centric. The idea would be to give us a platform for allowing other folks to contribute other formats. I can even see a general API emerging based on POI: 1. Archive -> abstract whether things are GZIPPED, ZIPPED or OLE2CDF'd 2. Workbook -> abstract whether things are Excel, Lotus, OpenOffice, etc 3. Document ... However, I'd rather see these things take place At Apache but Outside of POI. Such that common APIs for similar file formats evolve. XML interfaces can be created for FOP/others wherever it makes sense to do so... Thoughts? -Andy -- Andrew C. Oliver http://www.superlinksoftware.com/poi.jsp Custom enhancements and Commercial Implementation for Jakarta POI http://jakarta.apache.org/poi For Java and Excel, Got POI? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
