Hello, Marc Clifton (of MyXaml fame) has written up a blog story titled "Is XAML==XUL==MS-XAML? to weigh in on the debate "What is XAML?".
More @ http://myxaml.com/marcclifton/archive/2004/05/05/246.aspx I've summed up my position in the slide titled "The XUL/XUI/XAML Naming Debate" for my upcoming talk titled "Beyond HTML: A Look at Markup Languages For Creating Rich 'Classic Desktop-Style' UIs". Here's the slide: * XUL - XML UI Language, eXtensible UI Language * XUI - XML UI, eXtensible UI * XAML - eXtensible Application Markup Language * XUL, XUI and XAML are generic terms like RAD, IDE, GUI, DOM, MVC or IDL and *not* trademarks like Amazon (TM), Google (TM), Flash (TM) and so on. * Mozilla XUL != Luxor XUL != Thinlet XUL != Microsoft XUL != Macromedia XUL I've also posted a short comment to Marc's blog titled "XAML is an XML UI Language (XUL) Format" that states: XAML is an XML UI language. Thus, XAML is another XUL format. If anyone knows any better terms for XML UI languages, please let me know. What's your take? Is MyXaml Xaml? Is MyXaml a XUL format? Is MyXaml an XML UI language? Is the "What is XAML?" debate a replay of the "What is XUL?" or "What is XUI?" debate? Why doesn't Microsoft claim that XAML is a trademark and instead why does Microsoft state XAML is just a code-name like Avalon or Indigo that will get ditched for a proper trademark later on such as WinML, for example? What's your prefered term for XML UI languages? - Gerald ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _______________________________________________ xul-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xul-talk
