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<h1>Simple API for XML (SAX)</h1>
<h2>About</h2>
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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>
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<p>
In fact, it's not possible to own a license to SAX, since it's
been placed in the public domain.
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<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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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.
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<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.
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<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.
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<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.
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<i>David Megginson, sax@megginson.com<br>1998-05-11</i>
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<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.
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<i>David Megginson, david@megginson.com<br>2000-05-05</i>
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