XMLhack W3C news http://xmlhack.com/ Developer news from the XML community en-us Edd Dumbill (mailto:webmaster@xmlhack.com) Edd Dumbill (mailto:editor@xmlhack.com) Copyright 1999-2001, xmlhack team. xmlhack http://xmlhack.com/images/mynetscape88.gif http://xmlhack.com News, opinions, tips and issues concerning XML development Why XML 1.1? http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2160 The W3C has published XML 1.1 and namespaces in XML 1.1, two recommendations which don't change that many things but may have an important impact for XML applications, unless they are ignored by a vast majority. W3C XML Semantic web specs step forward: RDF, OWL to PR http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2124 The W3C has released a slew of new semantic web technology Proposed Recomendations, related to the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the OWL Web Ontology Language. W3C RDF Practical RDF Town Hall http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2117 Around 30 people attended the Practical RDF Town Hall at the XML 2003 conference this week, watching demos and asking questions. RDF W3C XML 1.1, Namespaces in XML 1.1, at Proposed Recommendation http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2099 Plodding slowly toward Recommendation, the Proposed Recommendations for XML 1.1 and Namespaces in XML 1.1 have been published. Review for both ends 5 December 2003. XML W3C Who is using the fundamental facets of W3C XML Schema? http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2077 Michael Sperberg-McQueen posted on XML-DEV a question which seems as surprising as it is surrealistic: does anyone use fundamental facets of W3C XML Schema? Schemas W3C Trends in modular XML specifications at the W3C http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2038 The recent publication of three W3C documents, XForms Proposed Recommendation, XML Events Proposed Recommendation, and xml:id Requirements may mark a new trend toward fewer standalone XML vocabularies and more "building block" specifications. W3C XHTML CSS3 User Interface module reaches Last Call http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2017 The specification for Basic User Interface, one of the 29 modules that constitute CSS3 (the next generation of the Cascading Style Sheets formatting language) has been published as a Last Call Working Draft. CSS W3C W3C announces royalty-free patent policy http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1979 In a significant step to protect the freedom to implement Web standards the W3C has announced the publication of its patent policy. After long debate, the royalty-free policy has been implemented as a result of widespread consensus. W3C