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 <!DOCTYPE faqs SYSTEM "sbk:/style/dtd/faqs.dtd">
 <faqs title="Other &XercesCName; Questions">

   <faq title="Are the Xerces parsers Year-2000-compliant?">
         <q>Are the Xerces parsers Year-2000-compliant?</q>
         <a>
            	<p>Yes, Xerces-J and Xerces-C are Year 2000 compliant.
 		They do not currently use any dates at all (at least until the XML
 		Schema date datatypes are fully supported).  However, you may still
 		have Y2K problems if the underlying OS or Java implementation has
 		problems with dates past year 2000 (e.g. OS calls which accept or
 		return year numbers).</p>
 		<p>Most (UNIX) systems store dates internally as signed 32-bit
 		integers which contain the number of seconds since 1st January 1970,
 		so the magic boundary to worry about is the year 2038 and not 2000.
 		But modern operating systems shouldn't cause any trouble at all.</p>

 		<p>The Apache Xerces project is an open-source software product
 		of the Apache Software Foundation. The project and the Foundation
 		cannot and does not offer legal assurances regarding any suitability
 		of the software for your application. There are several commercial
 		support organizations and derivative products available that may be
 		able to certify the software and provide you with any assurances you
 		may require (IBM's Websphere product is one of them).</p>
 		<p>The Apache HTTP server software is distributed with the following
 		disclaimer, found in the software license: 	</p>
 <source>THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
 WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
 OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
 DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION OR
 ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
 USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
 ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
 OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
 OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 SUCH DAMAGE.</source>
         </a>
   </faq>

   <faq title="How do I determine the version of &XercesCName; I am using?">
         <q>How do I determine the version of &XercesCName; I am using?</q>
         <a>

            <p>The version string for &XercesCName; is in one of the header files. Look
            inside the file <code>src/xercesc/util/XercesDefs.hpp</code> or, in the binary distribution, look in <code>include/xercesc/utils/XercesDefs.hpp</code>. Search for the static variable <code>gXercesFullVersionStr</code> and look at its definition. (It is usually a string like "1_4_0" or
            something similar). This is the version of &XercesCName; you are using.</p>

            <p>If you don't have the header files, you have to find the version
            information from the shared library name. On Windows right click on
            the DLL name &XercesCWindowsDLL;.dll in the bin directory and look up
            properties. The version information may be found on the Version tab.</p>

            <p>On AIX, just look for the library name &XercesCUnixLib;&XercesCUnixSoName;.so (or
            &XercesCUnixLib;.so.&XercesCUnixSoName; on Solaris/Linux
            and &XercesCUnixLib;.sl.&XercesCUnixSoName; on HP-UX). The
            version number is indicated in the name of the library.</p>
         </a>
   </faq>

   <faq title="I can't use C++. Do you have a Java version?">

     <q>I can't use C++. Do you have a Java version?</q>

     <a>

       <p>Yes. The Xerces family of products also has a Java version. More
         information is available at:
         <jump href="http://xml.apache.org/xerces-j/index.html">
         http://xml.apache.org/xerces-j/index.html</jump></p>

     </a>
   </faq>


   <faq title="Where can I find additional information on XML?">

     <q>Where can I find additional information on XML?</q>

     <a>

     <p>The Web. <jump href="http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/xml.html">
       http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/xml.html</jump> is an excellent place to start,
       with links to overviews, FAQs, specifications, industry news, applications and
       other software, related standards, etc.</p>

     </a>
   </faq>

   <faq title="Is there any kind of support available for &XercesCName;?">

     <q>Is there any kind of support available for &XercesCName;?</q>

     <a>

     <p>&XercesCName; comes with <em>no</em> formal support.</p>

       <p>Every volunteer project obtains its strength from the people involved in
         it. Mailing lists provide a simple and effective communication mechanism. You
         are welcome to join any of these mailing lists (or all of them if you wish).
         You can choose to lurk, or to actively participate. It's up to you. Before you
         join these lists, you should look over the resources in the Reference Library
         section</p>

       <p>Instructions for subscribing are at
         <jump
          href="http://xml.apache.org/mail.html">http://xml.apache.org/mail.html</jump>.
         Archives of the lists are available from
         <jump href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xerces-c-dev">
         http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xerces-c-dev</jump>
         </p>

     </a>
   </faq>

   <faq title="I found a defect -- how do I report it?">

     <q>I found a defect -- how do I report it?</q>

     <a>

       <p>See <jump href="bug-report.html">Bug Reporting</jump>.
       </p>

     </a>
   </faq>

   <faq title="I have a patch to the &XercesCName; source code. How do I submit it?">

     <q>I have a patch to the &XercesCName; source code. How do I submit it?</q>

     <a>

       <p>Mail it to the <jump href="mailto:&XercesCEmailAddress;">&XercesCName;
         mailing list</jump>. There are no set rules about
         how or what must be included -- if you've fixed a problem or enhanced the code
         in some way, we really would like to get your changes, and will take them in
         any reasonable form.</p>

       <p>Generally a diff of the changed files against the current sources from
         CVS is good, along with some kind of description of what the change is.
         (Working with the current sources is important!)</p>

     </a>
   </faq>

   <faq title="Where can I get predefined character entity definitions?">

     <q>Where can I get predefined character entity definitions??</q>

     <a>

     <p> Download <jump href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/xhtml1.zip">
       http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/xhtml1.zip. </jump></p>

     </a>
   </faq>

 </faqs>
	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="no"?>
	<!DOCTYPE faqs SYSTEM "sbk:/style/dtd/faqs.dtd">
	<faqs title="Other &XercesCName; Questions">

	<faq title="Are the Xerces parsers Year-2000-compliant?">
	<q>Are the Xerces parsers Year-2000-compliant?</q>
	<a>
	<p>Yes, Xerces-J and Xerces-C are Year 2000 compliant.
	They do not currently use any dates at all (at least until the XML
	Schema date datatypes are fully supported). However, you may still
	have Y2K problems if the underlying OS or Java implementation has
	problems with dates past year 2000 (e.g. OS calls which accept or
	return year numbers).</p>
	<p>Most (UNIX) systems store dates internally as signed 32-bit
	integers which contain the number of seconds since 1st January 1970,
	so the magic boundary to worry about is the year 2038 and not 2000.
	But modern operating systems shouldn't cause any trouble at all.</p>

	<p>The Apache Xerces project is an open-source software product
	of the Apache Software Foundation. The project and the Foundation
	cannot and does not offer legal assurances regarding any suitability
	of the software for your application. There are several commercial
	support organizations and derivative products available that may be
	able to certify the software and provide you with any assurances you
	may require (IBM's Websphere product is one of them).</p>
	<p>The Apache HTTP server software is distributed with the following
	disclaimer, found in the software license: </p>
	<source>THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
	WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
	OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
	DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION OR
	ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
	SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
	LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
	USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
	ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
	OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
	OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
	SUCH DAMAGE.</source>
	</a>
	</faq>

	<faq title="How do I determine the version of &XercesCName; I am using?">
	<q>How do I determine the version of &XercesCName; I am using?</q>
	<a>

	<p>The version string for &XercesCName; is in one of the header files. Look
	inside the file <code>src/xercesc/util/XercesDefs.hpp</code> or, in the binary distribution, look in <code>include/xercesc/utils/XercesDefs.hpp</code>. Search for the static variable <code>gXercesFullVersionStr</code> and look at its definition. (It is usually a string like "1_4_0" or
	something similar). This is the version of &XercesCName; you are using.</p>

	<p>If you don't have the header files, you have to find the version
	information from the shared library name. On Windows right click on
	the DLL name &XercesCWindowsDLL;.dll in the bin directory and look up
	properties. The version information may be found on the Version tab.</p>

	<p>On AIX, just look for the library name &XercesCUnixLib;&XercesCUnixSoName;.so (or
	&XercesCUnixLib;.so.&XercesCUnixSoName; on Solaris/Linux
	and &XercesCUnixLib;.sl.&XercesCUnixSoName; on HP-UX). The
	version number is indicated in the name of the library.</p>
	</a>
	</faq>

	<faq title="I can't use C++. Do you have a Java version?">

	<q>I can't use C++. Do you have a Java version?</q>

	<a>

	<p>Yes. The Xerces family of products also has a Java version. More
	information is available at:
	<jump href="http://xml.apache.org/xerces-j/index.html">
	http://xml.apache.org/xerces-j/index.html</jump></p>

	</a>
	</faq>


	<faq title="Where can I find additional information on XML?">

	<q>Where can I find additional information on XML?</q>

	<a>

	<p>The Web. <jump href="http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/xml.html">
	http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/xml.html</jump> is an excellent place to start,
	with links to overviews, FAQs, specifications, industry news, applications and
	other software, related standards, etc.</p>

	</a>
	</faq>

	<faq title="Is there any kind of support available for &XercesCName;?">

	<q>Is there any kind of support available for &XercesCName;?</q>

	<a>

	<p>&XercesCName; comes with <em>no</em> formal support.</p>

	<p>Every volunteer project obtains its strength from the people involved in
	it. Mailing lists provide a simple and effective communication mechanism. You
	are welcome to join any of these mailing lists (or all of them if you wish).
	You can choose to lurk, or to actively participate. It's up to you. Before you
	join these lists, you should look over the resources in the Reference Library
	section</p>

	<p>Instructions for subscribing are at
	<jump
	href="http://xml.apache.org/mail.html">http://xml.apache.org/mail.html</jump>.
	Archives of the lists are available from
	<jump href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xerces-c-dev">
	http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=xerces-c-dev</jump>
	</p>

	</a>
	</faq>

	<faq title="I found a defect -- how do I report it?">

	<q>I found a defect -- how do I report it?</q>

	<a>

	<p>See <jump href="bug-report.html">Bug Reporting</jump>.
	</p>

	</a>
	</faq>

	<faq title="I have a patch to the &XercesCName; source code. How do I submit it?">

	<q>I have a patch to the &XercesCName; source code. How do I submit it?</q>

	<a>

	<p>Mail it to the <jump href="mailto:&XercesCEmailAddress;">&XercesCName;
	mailing list</jump>. There are no set rules about
	how or what must be included -- if you've fixed a problem or enhanced the code
	in some way, we really would like to get your changes, and will take them in
	any reasonable form.</p>

	<p>Generally a diff of the changed files against the current sources from
	CVS is good, along with some kind of description of what the change is.
	(Working with the current sources is important!)</p>

	</a>
	</faq>

	<faq title="Where can I get predefined character entity definitions?">

	<q>Where can I get predefined character entity definitions??</q>

	<a>

	<p> Download <jump href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/xhtml1.zip">
	http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/xhtml1.zip. </jump></p>

	</a>
	</faq>

	</faqs>