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November 17, 2004

17 November 2004 - Apache XML Graphics Project Launched

Apache XML Graphics Project Launched and New Website Has Been Created. This is one of the major steps of the Apache XML Project to promote its projects upwards and become a federation, or a central information repository, of all the XML-related projects at the ASF.

Apache XML Graphics Project is responsible for software licensed to the Apache Software Foundation intended for the creation & maintenance of:

  • the conversion of XML formats to graphical output
  • related software components

Apache XML Graphics Project currently consists of the following sub-projects, each focused on a different aspect of XML Graphics:

  • Apache Batik - A toolkit for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), based in Java
  • Apache FOP - A print formatter & renderer for XSL-FO (FO=formatting objects), based in Java

Jeremias Maerki is the first Chair of the Apache XML Graphics PMC (Project Management Committee).

Posted by Tetsuya Kitahata at November 17, 2004 11:07 PM
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