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April 3rd, 2008

Early draft of Microsoft XAML now online

Posted by Dana Blankenhorn @ 6:55 am

Categories: Applications, Development, General, Microsoft, support

Tags: XAML, Microsoft Corp., Open Specification Promise, Dana Blankenhorn

XAML logoAn early draft of Microsoft’s XAML specification has been brought online under its “open specification promise.” This fulfills a promise made last week at OSBC.

XAML stands (roughly) for eXtensible Application Markup Language, and enables the creation of object hierarchies for use online.

The Open Specification Promise is the company’s pledge not to sue you for what’s in the documentation, based on claimed patents covering the technology.

Microsoft’s XAML isn’t the only one out there of course. Open source programmers have long had access to MyXaml which went Version 1.0 in 2004. Its sponsor is Ironsuit Software.

Open source programmers are also familiar with United XAML and the Open XUL Alliance, both on Sourceforge.

Dana BlankenhornDana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for 30 years, a tech freelancer since 1983. You can follow Dana on Twitter. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.

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There are three primary camps that you will encounter
as you follow the various resources below:

* The XAML purists, who feel that Microsoft's XAML is the "only" XAML
* The "Microsoft stole this idea from us" camp
* The "XAML mea... (Read the rest)
Posted by: Ole Man Posted on: 04/05/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Of course there are others, were else would MS get idea  LittleGuy | 04/03/08
even XAML was stolen by M$  Linux Geek | 04/04/08
RE: Early draft of Microsoft XAML now online  Rob.Relyea | 04/05/08
There are three primary camps that you will encounter  Ole Man | 04/05/08

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