[exprla-devel] XPL Working Draft

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--- In xpl-dev@y..., "Richard Anthony Hein" <935551@i...> wrote:
Hi everyone.  It's great that everyone seems keen again on getting 
down to
some business.  I was starting to lose hope.  I hope now that soon we 
will
have substantial gains made once we are able to answer the vital 
questions
necessary to get to the next level:  establishing the actual 
programming
model of XPL.  However, first we need to have a framework in place in 
which
to operate.  Once this has become a reality, things will be much more
organized, and we will all know where to put our ideas in order to 
ensure
they are not lost in confusion, and will be addressed quickly.

In addition, this will encourage others to contribute where they can, 
by
making it easier for them to focus on their strengths, access 
information
related to their ideas and contributions more effectively, and have 
an all
around better idea of the current and ongoing state of XPL.

Since this is a cooperative effort, I am asking you all to look at 
this
table of contents, and add your points to the list of items where
appropriate (please refrain from writing up issues - just points at 
issue
will be included).  Feel free to discuss, disseminate, and add 
anything you
feel is necessary towards the development of XPL.  Once we have 
established
a framework of issues from which we can easily draw information from 
and put
information into, we will be on the way to some serious development.

You may note that this TOC is somewhat similar to the Working Drafts 
that
the W3C issues.  This is not an accident.  The goal of this entire 
document
is to eventually have a completed draft.  As a working draft, this 
document
will be made available online, at our website, with links to messages 
which
relate to the specific points.  It is the hope that this will 
facilitate
easy access to ongoing discussions, while providing everyone with the
overall picture of the project as a whole.  The final version of the 
draft,
which will be submitted as a Note to the W3C, will have only the 
accepted
points.

=B7	Abstract

=B7	Mission Statement

=B7	Vision(s)

=B7	Scope

=B7	Design Goals (Accepted)

=B7	Design Goals (Under Review)

=B7	Requirements (Accepted)

=B7	Requirements (Under Review)

=B7	Terminology (Accepted)

=B7	Terminology (Under Review)

=B7	Semantics (Accepted)
o	Data Model
o	Production Rules

=B7	Semantics (Under Review)
o	Data Model
o	Production Rules

=B7	Syntax (Accepted)
o	XPL Elements and Attributes
o	Data Types
o	I/O
o	Patterns
o	Component Interaction
o	Object Model

=B7	Syntax (Under Review)
o	XPL Elements and Attributes
o	Data Types
o	I/O
o	Patterns
o	Component Interaction
o	Object Model

=B7	Appendices
References
Resources

Group Members and Acknowledgements



=3D=3D Richard Anthony Hein =3D=3D
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