- From: C. M. Sperberg-McQueen <cmsmcq@blackmesatech.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 18:27:40 +0200
- To: Adam Retter <adam@exist-db.org>
- Cc: "C. M. Sperberg-McQueen" <cmsmcq@blackmesatech.com>, EXPath CG <public-expath@w3.org>
On May 5, 2015, at 6:20 PM, Adam Retter <adam@exist-db.org> wrote: > Thanks for the reply Michael, > >> I believe REx is open source (but I have not taken the time >> to check, sorry) >> >> http://www.bottlecaps.de/rex/ >> >> If by 'app' you mean 'application', I think it qualifies. If by 'app' >> you mean 'application software written for a mobile device', >> then probably not. And the sophistication lies in the grammatical >> analysis and translation into source languages, not in the UI. >> Still, it's one of my favorites, and it's written in XQuery. > > Yes, I mean Application. > > Actually Rex appears somewhat of a mystery to most of is as it is not > Open Source. I am very interested to hear that you believe it is > written in XQuery. Not to question you exactly, but can I ask if this > is known as a fact or more of a rumour? I can't find any official > information about it. Good question -- why do I think this? I believe my reason for thinking it's XQuery is that it was (I believe -- again, without evidence other than a fallible memory) that it was originally developed using Sausalito, the 28msec XQuery engine and web development platform. I think that for a while, at least, it ran on my28msec.com. Michael
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