[ebxml-iic] FreebXML

[Matthew MacKenzie <matt@xmlglobal.com>]

Group,

Sorry for my spotty attendance to this TC lately, my "real" job has 
been getting in the way of devoting as much time as I'd like to this 
work.

Monica asked me to fill in the TC on FreebXML and act as liaison to 
that group, which I can do.  Basically, FreebXML wants to be a center 
of attention for open source ebXML implementations, much like the 
Apache Software Foundation's "Jakarta" project aims to be the center of 
Java open-source infrastructure components.  The steering committee,  
of which I am a member, is made up of a group of ebXML vendors, and key 
project contributors.  The ebXML vendors see value in the site because 
it broadens the ebXML audience, thus increasing the ebXML market size, 
just as xml.apache.org has for Java and Web Services.

There has been discussion among the FreebXML SC on linking to IIC 
specifications, or TestDriver implementations.  I would hope that 
anyone implementing the TestDriver would consider making it a FreebXML 
project, and I would be happy to serve as a conduit for that discussion.

I you have any specific questions about FreebXML, please do not 
hesitate to ask them.

Regards,

Matt