Sorry for that... :o|
The db is beta. That means, all entries found there are only for demonstration purposes. Most are imported from some very outdated Whisker set.
Currently the objective of that db is to evaluate the viability of the entry editor and the data format, not to provide some up-to-date real checks.
I updated the welcome text appropriately.
Thanks for the hint.
I agree to a certain extent.
In fact XML is just a serialization format.
Alas a format with lots of unnecessary overhead.:o(
The decision for using XML maybe was based
upon it's "popularity" - I don't remember...
Fortunately the serialization format can be switched
within seconds to something less overheaded (since
we use the OCL with a generic serialization mechanism). So it is very easy to provide the good ol' properties format instantaneously.
IMO For VulnXML's duty some relational format is clearly overdone. A "path-based" / "navigational" format has great advantages regarding to performance and flexibility (not only in this case).
So - think of XML only to be a serialization form; the description itself is "path-based" deliberately, since it is
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It would be better to post your inadequate insults off-list and face-to-face or not at all.
Sorry for that...
:o|
The db is beta. That means, all entries found there are only for demonstration purposes. Most are imported from some very outdated Whisker set.
Currently the objective of that db is to evaluate the viability of the entry editor and the data format, not to provide some up-to-date real checks.
I updated the welcome text appropriately.
Thanks for the hint.
Sounds like a good suggestion at the first glance... :o)
In fact XML is just a serialization format. Alas a format with lots of unnecessary overhead.
The decision for using XML maybe was based upon it's "popularity" - I don't remember...
Fortunately the serialization format can be switched within seconds to something less overheaded (since we use the OCL with a generic serialization mechanism). So it is very easy to provide the good ol' properties format instantaneously.
IMO For VulnXML's duty some relational format is clearly overdone. A "path-based" / "navigational" format has great advantages regarding to performance and flexibility (not only in this case).
So - think of XML only to be a serialization form; the description itself is "path-based" deliberately, since it is
Well, not quite... Development takes place publicly at Sourceforge. Check out our CVS repository. :o)