xml-dev - An XML book is like an open-source project (was RE: good book on XML)

[Sasha Nakhimovsky <sasha@mail.colgate.edu>]

By "XML book" I mean a book that is an XML document, not necessarily on XML.
In creating XML books, we should (IMHO) reuse the experience of open-source
software projects.  XML makes it possible because it makes books modular,
like software.  An XML book should be released with an "open-document"
license.  (A version already exists, at http://www.opencontent.org/.)  There
should be a list of maintainers, history of changes, etc.  As David Brownell
wrote recently on this list, "The most successful "open source" models
include an active development project and a general-access CVS source tree,
to which certain "trusted" parties have putback permission."  We need an
equivalent of CVS for XML book projects.

Sasha

Alexander Nakhimovsky tel 315-824-7586
Computer Science Dpt  fax 315-824-7004
Colgate University    sasha@cs.colgate.edu
Hamilton NY 13346     sasha@mail.colgate.edu



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Boumphrey [mailto:bckman@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 1:48 AM
> To: xml-dev@xml.org; Peter Murray-Rust
> Subject: Re: good book on XML
> 
> 
> <peter>We have the
> opportunity in XML to create a new approach to "books" since 
> we control the
> technology of publication. An XML "book" is no longer static, but
> distributed over time, place and society. </peter>
> 
> As a published author, I am probably shooting myself in the 
> foot, however, I
> think this is an awfully good idea!
> 
> We would need to do the following
> 
> 1. create an outline and agree on content
> 2. get volunteers for each chapter
> 3. write the chapters
> 4. Update the content
> 
> We would probably also need three books
> 
> 1. beginers
> 2. Intermediate
> 3. Cutting edge
> 
> Frank
> 
> Are there opportunities here for XML-DEV?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Murray-Rust <peter@ursus.demon.co.uk>
> To: <xml-dev@xml.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 4:42 AM
> Subject: Re: good book on XML
> 
> 
> > At 10:51 AM 2/21/00 +0530, Sajeev M. wrote:
> > >hi all,
> > >
> > >           Which is the best book on XML application 
> development? It
> > should have
> > >details on both DOM and SAX approach alongwith some 
> details on parsing .
> >
> > It is probably not appropriate to post answers to this question to
> XML-DEV,
> > though I expect Sajeev will get some private mail. However it got me
> > thinking...
> >
> > I was recently asked to review three XML books for the Times Higher
> > Educational Supplement (the UK weekly magazine for HE). Among others
> things
> > I noted the value of public online reviews (e.g. at 
> amazon.com - anyone
> can
> > post) from which I was able to find a lot of useful information (one
> > reviewer had listed a number of typos in one book). I also 
> commented that
> > fixed-date paper books were likely to be of increasingly 
> limited value and
> > that the resources on the WWW itself were extremely 
> important. We have the
> > opportunity in XML to create a new approach to "books" 
> since we control
> the
> > technology of publication. An XML "book" is no longer static, but
> > distributed over time, place and society.
> >
> > Are there opportunities here for XML-DEV? We would not wish 
> to duplicate
> > the excellent work of Robin Cover, Steve Pepper, xml.com 
> and others in
> > collating awareness of XML resources. I know of one or two 
> *.com sites
> with
> > book and program reviews. Do they fill everyone's need? Or 
> is there a role
> > for  XML-DEV "reviews"?
> >
> > P.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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