Does anyone know if there will be a schema for the Mastertools XML output? Please don't confuse XSL with schemas. I don't mean a DTD either, they are not near...
First, I just joined this group today. I've read the FAQ, studied most of the other documents, and think I mostly understand the work that has been done so...
... By 'provide a conversion' do you mean redistributing versions of older modules, or just re-releasing 3e stats for older modules (for critters, traps,...
... Oh, and the second issue is whether to use in-place expansion for repeated items, or to use references. Again, the former is great for XSL parsing, while...
Most of the work on this list so far has been toward an xml representation of the charaqcter entity, not the module entity, so resources hwere might be ...
... In an earlier post I suggested these tags for identifying a publisher of data. Take what you like share what you add. First thoughts are add a "module" tag...
Thanks to all for the feedback. I do NOT intend to rewrite the modules for 3rd Edition, only to update stats for critters, etc, so that someone who already...
WOTC has an official policy for that on their website. You might have to dig around for it. It should basicly allow what you want to do if my memmory serves....
J wrote: Thanks to all for the feedback. I do NOT intend to rewrite the modules for 3rd Edition, only to update stats for critters, etc, so that someone who...
I think you'll all agree that his type of posting is not welcome here. I've taken care of the problem, so no need for anyone else to pipe in. Now back to...
Ah, stop waiting for mastertools (err, e-tools :). PCGen is a great tool for managing characters / parties now, and it has TONS of source materials converted...
Get rich now, turn spam into XML for more parseable and machine readable spam! ... From: Weldon Dodd [mailto:weldon@...] Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 8:31...
... The waiting is to see what schema/dtd they decide to use to accomplish certain tasks -- not what types of content they are violated copyright to provide. ...
... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pcgen-xml is the project list for doing the conversion. It's been almost as quiet there as here; I've been way too busy with...
... Correct, but "Fair Use" (as I understand it, since IANAL either) dictates how one my use copyrighted material without permission for "Review" and for ...
Actually, they're not depending on that. check out the Source Conversion section of the PCGen web site (the Open Content and Product Identity parts, to be...
... Already admitted -- I was thinking about the *implementation* of the rules, not the data files. Implementing rules isn't covered by copyright because they...
... That's right -- I misremembered and thus misspoke. I was thinking more about how the *program* doesn't violate copyright because it is not possible to...
... I'm not saying that they're going to shut PCGen down. I don't expect them to acknowledge it at all. If they condenm it they run the risk of alienating ...
... That sounds right. I don't expect any problems with, for the reasons you've mentioned. While it is, to some degree, in competition with MasterTools, in...
WOTC tends to have a sort of unwriten practice of not bothering people that are tecnicaly breaking copyright, but aren't effecting their bottom line or...
... N/A, eTools does not use XML for its data store. Those samples are only output from the program. Its mainly used to flexibly allow you to design your own...
... I don't think there are may people using XML as a primary data store. Most systems are still using RDBMS but using XML for I/O. Does any- one know of an...
... There are a couple object-database systems that use XML as the back end. They are quite expensive and very special-purpose. ... I was planning on taking...
... Off-line: some more info if you'd please? ... the ... schema. ... eTools. ... Not an MS fan, even if I have to use it. What is SQLXML? ... but still ... ...
... I'll dig around in Dr Dobbs and see if I can get a few references. I see them announced every few months in their "Of Interest" spotlight on new software....
I considered it a while back, but never did it. I was gonna use the spell data in pcgen, in fact, as a baseline so I didn't have to retype everything. Just...
... I'm not sure that's appropriate for a d20-based list. Just my opinion, but I'd prefer if we stuck to material that we have a right to redistribute. Of ...