Re: Is the Arbortext release of Java Catalog code and README still available?

Hi Tom,

If anyone knows it's probably Norm Walsh himself. Not sure if he still
watches the list.

Thanks.

Michael Glavassevich
XML Parser Development
IBM Toronto Lab
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]

Tom Seelbach <[email protected]> wrote on 03/07/2008 02:22:45 PM:

> Hi,
> In the NOTICE-resolver.txt for xml-commons-resolver 1.2 it says:
>    Portions of this code are derived from classes placed in the
>    public domain by Arbortext on 10 Apr 2000. See:
>
> http://www.arbortext.
> com/customer_support/updates_and_technical_notes/catalogs/docs/README.htm

>
>
> But the arbortext website is gone. (They were bought by PTC in 2005)
>    http://www.ptc.com/support/arbortext.htm
>
> Is  the above  README still available somewhere? Would be great if there
> were a copy in svn....  If not  can someone send me a copy?
>
> In Norman Walsh's  article from 04 Apr 2000:
>    http://xml.coverpages.org/walshSystemsIDsNewURL.html
>
> he writes:
> "Using Catalog files became a lot easier earlier this month when
> Arbortext released its Java Catalog classes to the XML community. Using
> these classes, it's simple to add Catalog support to your favorite Java
> parser. (Equivalent support for parsers in other languages should be
> fairly easy to construct from the free and Open Source of the Java
> classes, although Arbortext has no immediate plans to undertake this
> effort.)"
>
> "You can download the classes
> <http://www.arbortext.
> com/Customer_Support/Updates_and_Technical_Notes/java_form.html>
>
> (http://www.arbortext.
> com/Customer_Support/Updates_and_Technical_Notes/java_form.html)
>
> or view the JavaDoc API Documentation
> <http://www.arbortext.
> com/customer_support/updates_and_technical_notes/catalogs/docs/api/>
> online. You can also read Arbortext's press release
> <http://www.arbortext.
> com/News_and_Events/recent_news_pages/Recent_12/recent_12.html>
> (http://www.arbortext.
> com/News_and_Events/recent_news_pages/Recent_12/recent_12.html
> ) about the code."
>
> Are these classes, javadoc, or the press release still available
> somewhere?  If  not  can someone send me a copy?
>
> (  This message contains looks like it contains a subset of the
> README...  http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/200004/msg00135.html  )
>
> thank you!
> Tom