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code that creates XFDU-compliant XML
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<br><tt><font size=2>Interesting reply from our IBM customer. They
plan to make the binaries public. Also the topic is data archive,
so I'm copying John Garrett on this. You guys might want to invite
them to look at your DAI or RAC material.<br>
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Do you guys think I should say that CCSDS agencies would be interested
in this, hence we would like that posted on our website?<br>
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-=- Mike<br>
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Mike Kearney<br>
NASA MSFC EO-01<br>
256-544-2029 <br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Shahar Ronen [mailto:SHAHARR@il.ibm.com] <br>
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 8:38 AM<br>
To: Kearney, Mike W. (MSFC-EO01)<br>
Cc: Simona Cohen; secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org<br>
Subject: RE: [Secretariat] Permission to distribute code that creates XFDU-compliant
XML documents<br>
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Dear Mike,<br>
<br>
Thanks for your prompt reply.<br>
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Our software, Preservation DataStores (PDS), is not an XML product. In<br>
fact, it is not a product at all, but rather a prototype: PDS is a storage<br>
component for supporting long-term digital preservation. We have chosen<br>
XFDU as the default format for information packages ingested to the<br>
preservation system. More information is available at our home page:<br>
http://www.haifa.il.ibm.com/projects/storage/datastores/index.html.<br>
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We plan to make the prototype binaries available to the public later on<br>
this year (hence my copyright concerns). If you think this may interest<br>
CCSDS agencies, we will gladly post information about PDS upon publishing<br>
the software.<br>
<br>
Shahar.<br>
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Shahar Ronen<br>
IBM Haifa Labs<br>
University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel<br>
E-mail: shaharr@il.ibm.com<br>
Phone: +972-4-8296177<br>
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From: "Kearney, Mike W. (MSFC-EO01)"
<mike.kearney@nasa.gov>
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To: Shahar Ronen/Haifa/IBM@IBMIL
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Cc: "secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org"
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Date: 21/04/2009 23:12
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Subject: RE: [Secretariat] Permission to distribute
code that creates XFDU-compliant XML documents
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Dear Shahar,<br>
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All of our standards are in the public domain and we place no constraints<br>
on their use. Nor do we place any constraints on any organization
that<br>
wishes to use them to develop private or open source products that comply<br>
with them. So you're "good to go" to use them as you need.<br>
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We have a few requests, however:<br>
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Where appropriate, please acknowledge the use of the CCSDS standard.<br>
<br>
Since your organization is developing CCSDS compliant products, perhaps
you<br>
could register IBM (or your department) as a commercial affiliate of CCSDS<br>
on our website?<br>
<br>
If your product is of interest to CCSDS agencies, perhaps you could have<br>
its information posted on the CCSDS product page?<br>
http://public.ccsds.org/implementations/products/products.aspx<br>
Actually, I think we would probably need to create a new category for your<br>
product (XML products or something like that) on our website. But
we would<br>
be willing to do that, if you're interested in posting the information<br>
there.<br>
<br>
Those are our suggestions.<br>
<br>
Will your product be a private product for sale, or can it be freely<br>
available (code or binary) to CCSDS agencies, or the public in general?<br>
<br>
Thanks for your interest in CCSDS standards.<br>
<br>
-=- Mike<br>
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Mike Kearney<br>
NASA MSFC EO-01<br>
256-544-2029<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: secretariat-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org [<br>
mailto:secretariat-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org] On Behalf Of Shahar Ronen<br>
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 8:08 AM<br>
To: secretariat@mailman.ccsds.org<br>
Subject: [Secretariat] Permission to distribute code that creates<br>
XFDU-compliant XML documents<br>
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Hello,<br>
<br>
I work for IBM Corp. I have written some code for generating XML instances<br>
conforming to the XFDU XML schema. I wish to distribute this code, or its<br>
binaries, under IBM's name.<br>
<br>
I would like to confirm with you that I am allowed to do so under the XFDU<br>
schema license (that is, assuming there is such a license).<br>
<br>
It is worth mentioning that I have neither made any changes to the schema,<br>
nor I am distributing your schema along with my software - I'm just<br>
creating XML documents that validate against the schema.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Shahar Ronen,<br>
IBM Haifa Labs<br>
University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 31905, Israel<br>
E-mail: shaharr@il.ibm.com<br>
Phone: +972-4-8296177<br>
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