[LUUG Publicity] LUUG Thurs 26th: Coping with XML
Andrew Findlay
andrew.findlay@skills-1st.co.uk
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 16:35:41 +0100
The LUUG Lectures
UKUUG - London Unix User Group
Following the UKUUG AGM (18:00 in the same room)....
Thursday 26th Sept 2002, 19:00
Room 731, Institute of Education, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL
Coping with XML
Aaron Crane (GBdirect Ltd)
XML aims to be a simple, vendor-neutral external representation
for any type of data. This unified representation ought to have
many advantages, whether your concern is business or technology.
Unfortunately, XML can be extremely hard for developers to work with.
This talk begins by considering some of XML's manifest and myriad
technological problems. It then moves on to the idea that, bad
as XML is, you have to use it anyway if you want to remain able
to do business in many environments. Finally, in light of these
two conflicting facts, it studies various ways of minimising and
managing the problems with XML, and considers several Unix-friendly
tools for actually getting useful work done with XML.
Aaron Crane has been using and hacking on Unix and Linux for the
better part of a decade. He now works as a Trainer and Consulting
Software Developer for GBdirect Ltd., a company which focuses on
open-source software and solutions: http://www.gbdirect.co.uk/
After the talk we will move on to eat - probably at the Spaghetti
House in Goodge Street.
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COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION:
Members of this list may be interested in a meeting to discuss
proposed changes to copyright law on Weds 25th Sept. It is being
organised by The Foundation for Information Policy Research, and
the event is free but space is limited. See their website for details:
A Fair Deal on Copyright?
http://www.fipr.org/fairdeal.html
The proposed changes are far-reaching and could have a significant
impact on the IT industry and free software in particular.
Note: there is talk of a Tube strike on Wednesday, so check your route
before travelling.
The Patent Office is handling the formal consultation process. Their
documents are available at:
http://www.patent.gov.uk/about/consultations/eccopyright/index.htm
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The LUUG lectures are sponsored by the UK Unix systems User Group.
http://www.ukuug.org/
For further information on LUUG Lectures, contact Andrew Findlay:
afindlay@ukuug.org
01628 782565
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