[kplato] Fwd: RE: license and patent issues with PMXML

[Raphael Langerhorst]

Now, what do you think about using the PMXML Schema for our file 
format?
Raphael

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Subject: RE: license and patent issues with PMXML
Date: Friday 05 November 2004 20:03
From: "Michael Lester" <Michael.Lester at pacificedge.com>
To: "Raphael Langerhorst" <raphael-langerhorst at gmx.at>

I apologize for the slow reply.  The PMXML format is open to anyone
 that wants to use it, so feel free to use it your projects.  I don't
 know of a reason why it can not be used with Kplato.

-----Original Message-----
From: Raphael Langerhorst [mailto:raphael-langerhorst at gmx.at]
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 10:47 AM
To: Michael Lester
Cc: kplato at kde.org
Subject: license and patent issues with PMXML

Hello!

I'm involved in development of the KPlato (K PLanning TOol,
http://www.koffice.org/kplato) application. Currently we use our own
(XML) format for storing documents. As KPlato has not yet been
 released changing the format is not affecting users.

We consider PMXML as an option. We have a few questions though:

1) What is the license of the PMXML format? Can it be freely used by
open source projects like KPlato?

2) Are there any patents we need to be aware of when using the
 format?

3) How far is the standardization process?

You can also answer directly to the kplato at kde.org mailing list.

Thanks a lot!
Raphael Langerhorst

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