08/02/06 00:24:23
XML Matters: Practical XML data design and manipulation for voting systems
EVM2003 brings XML to the democratic process
Level: Intermediate
David Mertz (mertz@gnosis.cx), Muckamuck, Gnosis Software, Inc.
28 Jun 2004
URLﾘﾝｸ(www.ibm.com)
In this installment,
David discusses his practical experiences developing interrelated XML data formats
for the EVM2003 Free Software project to develop voting machines
that produce voter-verifiable paper ballots.
Some design principles of format subsetting emerge. In addition,
David looks at how an application-specific meaning for XML document equivalence can be programmed,
and why canonicalization is insufficient.