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

[Mark Tombs]

If it covers the requirements, why not.

my 2p.

/mark

On Friday 05 November 2004 20.10, Raphael Langerhorst wrote:
> Now, what do you think about using the PMXML Schema for our file
> format?
> Raphael
>
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
>
> 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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