Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-forrest-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 11184 invoked from network); 21 Apr 2005 00:54:19 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 21 Apr 2005 00:54:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 68096 invoked by uid 500); 21 Apr 2005 00:54:27 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-forrest-dev-archive@forrest.apache.org Received: (qmail 68051 invoked by uid 500); 21 Apr 2005 00:54:25 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@forrest.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: Reply-To: dev@forrest.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@forrest.apache.org Received: (qmail 68038 invoked by uid 99); 21 Apr 2005 00:54:25 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (hermes.apache.org: local policy) Received: from www2.kc.aoindustries.com (HELO www2.kc.aoindustries.com) (65.77.211.84) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.28) with ESMTP; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:54:25 -0700 Received: from www2.kc.aoindustries.com (www2.kc.aoindustries.com [65.77.211.84]) by www2.kc.aoindustries.com (8.12.9-20030917/8.12.9) with ESMTP id j3L0sEna003901 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:54:14 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by www2.kc.aoindustries.com (8.12.9-20030917/8.12.9/Submit) id j3L0sEp3003866 for dev@forrest.apache.org; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:54:14 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.kc.aoindustries.com: indexgeo set sender to crossley@apache.org using -f Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:53:56 +1000 From: David Crossley To: dev@forrest.apache.org Subject: Re: describe Forrest in 50 words Message-ID: <20050421005356.GA25149@igg.indexgeo.com.au> References: <20050418010331.GA21572@igg.indexgeo.com.au> <42658A34.9000105@apache.org> <20050420025207.GC23861@igg.indexgeo.com.au> <87zmvtvhg1.fsf@stat.ufl.edu> <42668D2B.6010501@apache.org> <87wtqxmere.fsf@stat.ufl.edu> <4266AF9C.6050005@apache.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4266AF9C.6050005@apache.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Virus-Checked: Checked X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N Taking the comments into account, we now have this ... -------- Apache Forrest is a standards-based documentation framework which uses Apache Cocoon. Forrest emphasises separation of presentation and content, using a plugin architecture to transform and aggregate various input sources into various output formats. This creates a unified document collection that can either be used as a dynamic application, or generated at the command-line, or generated and deployed with an automated publishing application. -------- The main things that are lost from previous versions are: *) The phrase "xml standards". Not so bad because surely people would expect everything to be based on xml. However, it was good fodder for search engines. *) The concept of a "unified document structure and design at the output stage" which implied consistent and easy generation/skinning of output formats. --David