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| <h1>Simple API for XML (SAX)</h1> |
| <h2>About</h2> |
| <p> |
| SAX is the Simple API for XML, originally a Java-only API. SAX was |
| the first widely adopted API for XML in Java, and is a "de facto" |
| standard. The current version is SAX 2.0, and there are versions |
| for several programming language environments other than Java. |
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| <h2>Copyright Status</h2> |
| <p> |
| <i>SAX is free!</i> |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| In fact, it's not possible to own a license to SAX, since it's |
| been placed in the public domain. |
| </p> |
| <h2>No Warranty</h2> |
| <p> |
| Because SAX is released to the public domain, there is no warranty |
| for the design or for the software implementation, to the extent |
| permitted by applicable law. Except when otherwise stated in |
| writing the copyright holders and/or other parties provide SAX "as |
| is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, |
| including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of |
| merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire |
| risk as to the quality and performance of SAX is with you. Should |
| SAX prove defective, you assume the cost of all necessary servicing, |
| repair or correction. |
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| <p> |
| In no event unless required by applicable law or agreed to in |
| writing will any copyright holder, or any other party who may |
| modify and/or redistribute SAX, be liable to you for damages, |
| including any general, special, incidental or consequential |
| damages arising out of the use or inability to use SAX (including |
| but not limited to loss of data or data being rendered inaccurate |
| or losses sustained by you or third parties or a failure of the |
| SAX to operate with any other programs), even if such holder or |
| other party has been advised of the possibility of such damages. |
| </p> |
| <h2>Copyright Disclaimers </h2> |
| <p> |
| This page includes statements to that effect by David Megginson, |
| who would have been able to claim copyright for the original work. |
| </p> |
| <h3>SAX 1.0</h3> |
| <p> |
| Version 1.0 of the Simple API for XML (SAX), created collectively |
| by the membership of the XML-DEV mailing list, is hereby released |
| into the public domain. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| No one owns SAX: you may use it freely in both commercial and |
| non-commercial applications, bundle it with your software |
| distribution, include it on a CD-ROM, list the source code in a |
| book, mirror the documentation at your own web site, or use it in |
| any other way you see fit. |
| </p> |
| <p> |
| <i>David Megginson, sax@megginson.com<br>1998-05-11</i> |
| </p> |
| <h3>SAX 2.0</h3> |
| <p> |
| I hereby abandon any property rights to SAX 2.0 (the Simple API |
| for XML), and release all of the SAX 2.0 source code, compiled |
| code, and documentation contained in this distribution into the |
| Public Domain. SAX comes with NO WARRANTY or guarantee of fitness |
| for any purpose. |
| </p> |
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| <i>David Megginson, david@megginson.com<br>2000-05-05</i> |
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