[xsl] status of FOP, Oct 2006

Hi,

Currently at Mulberry Technologies we are in the throes of upgrading 
our classroom installations for our XML and XSL classes.
In teaching, we commonly demonstrate a range of XML/XSL applications 
including commercial applications, but we also run exercises using 
freely available (open source) software on the Windows platform, both 
so students can get their hands dirty at the command line (always a 
good idea) and so they can see that yes, they can do this at home, 
and without spending big $$$.
(We'd love to be able to run our exercises on other platforms but 
most of our students already have too much to think about.)
Among such packages we have in the past included Apache FOP, since it 
falls into the free/open-source category and since it runs in Windows 
without much complicated setup (a plus for our students). This has 
been the "latest stable release", which is now at version 0.20.5.
But the version 0.92 beta release has been out for some time now, and 
is said by many to be simply better, not least by virtue of having 
more coverage of the FO specification.
Which should we install for our students to run from the command 
line, and why? Or should it be something entirely different, instead 
or in addition? (As I said, we also show them other tools including 
commercial tools, so they know that FOP != XSL.)
We'd be obliged for any ideas or informed opinions.

Cheers,
Wendell



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