[Zope] XSL for Zope - a bounty on this?

Damian Morton morton@dennisinter.com
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 14:50:50 -0500


The bounty I have in mind is for an Open Source XSL in Zope.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nitin Borwankar [mailto:nitin@borwankar.com]
>
>
> Damian Morton <morton@dennisinter.com> wrote
>
> > The question on my mind is: how much do other people want XSL in Zope?
> > Im willing and able to put some $$$ up for a bounty on this. Is
> anyone else?
>
> I am willing to put  up $$$  for this also assuming it is to go
> Open Source.
>
> Nitin Borwankar,
> nitin@borwankar.com
>
>
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Heres what Uche Ogbuji of FourThought has to say about Zope
> > http://www.pythonjournal.com/volume1/issue2/col-intranetpython/
> >
> > The Zope Dope
> > Digital Creations, fresh from a capital infusion, has given
> Pythoneers their
> > first complete native Web application platform in Zope.  the "Z Object
> > Publishing Environment".  Zope is similar in scope to Cold Fusion or
> > SilverStream, but open-source and python-powered.
> >
> > Zope accumulates many bits and pieces of a successful Intranet site.  It
> > incorporates a database management system with object extensions (which,
> > unfortunately, doesn't yet support the Object Database
> Management Group's
> > specifications) as well as facilities for developing template
> Web sites, an
> > application framework, a CGI mechanism for handling HTTP requests for
> > objects, an HTTP and FTP server, and a comprehensive
> application framework
> > to tie it all together.  Z Templates are developed using a proprietary
> > XML-based language, the Document Template Markup Language
> (DTML).  ZTML does
> > make some departures from the XML community in such areas as
> style-sheets,
> > but it is hoped that Digital Creations or other contributors to
> Zope will
> > work to close that gap.
> >
> > Zope is a synthesis of Digital Creations' many earlier products, such as
> > Bobo, Principia and PCGI.  Bobo has been especially popular
> among Python/Web
> > programmers, and Zope looks poised to retain the tradition.  If Zope can
> > move a bit closer towards object database and XML-processing
> standards, it
> > is likely to be quite popular outside the Python community as well.
> >
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