Questions regarding Custom XML Support

[Shawn Villaron]

Actually, I was most interested in collecting more technically-oriented questions as I believe that we, a set of technical experts, can make considerable progress on that front.  Are there any technical questions related to custom XML that folks are interested in learning about?  

I certainly don't mean to dismiss your feedback, it's just that I don't possess the background to address 1-4 below ...

Thanks,

shawn

-----Original Message-----
From: rjelliffe at allette.com.au [mailto:rjelliffe at allette.com.au] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:40 PM
To: Shawn Villaron
Cc: SC 34 WG4
Subject: Re: Questions regarding Custom XML Support

> Greetings,
>
> At the Copenhagen meeting I had suggested bringing in a subject matter
> expert ( "SME" ) regarding custom XML support when we all meet for the
> Seattle WG4 meeting.  There seemed to be consensus that this was a good
> idea.

Members may also be interested in figuring out how the patent stands with
the ISO HyTime standard, which came out in 1992 from (what is now) SC34,
in particular the dataloc facility. I have an intro blog on this at
  http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/08/microsoft-and-the-two-xml-pate-2.html

> Assuming WG4 is still interested in this, and that Murata-san believes
> that having an SME  present on this topic at the Seattle meeting, I'd be
> interested in collecting specific questions or issues that WG4 is
> interested in learning more about.
>
> So my ask is that if there is a question or issue regarding custom XML
> support that you would be interested in learning more about while in
> Seattle, please drop me an email and I'll be sure to convey these requests
> to the SME.  It goes without saying that the SME will be reviewing the
> open defect reports on this topic.

I support a non-normative annex summarizing (details are not needed) the
known IP situation at time of drafting:

1) ISO has its RAND rules for members of the TC
2) Whatever ECMAs rules are
3) MS has its OSP etc
4) IP by non-involved outsiders may not be available RAND-z or RAND, and
there are court cases on customXML (and any other relevant court cases or
claimed patents anyone knows about.)

Cheers
Rick