Ian Dees wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 12:38 PM, Tom Hughes <t...@compton.nu > <mailto:t...@compton.nu>> wrote: > > Ian Dees wrote: > > I think it would be very handy to have a couple database > experts that are not attached to OSM and its current setup > look at the plans for API 0.6 as a code and design review. I > haven't seen much about 0.6 (and I'm not trying to bash the > progress that has been made), but I imagine that getting a few > fresh eyeballs on its design would be extremely helpful for > OSM in the long run. > > > Yeah, because none of us have any idea what we're doing, we're > just a bunch of clueless fuckwits that are intent on buggering up > everything. > > > Tom, obviously I didn't word my post perfectly... I was not trying to > say you guys were doing anything wrong - quite the opposite. The > suggestions wasn't intended to catch clueless errors but rather to get > some more eyes on it so that we can find the non-obvious ones. Also, > with Tim Berners-Lee asking what sort of help was needed, I thought > that perhaps we could ask him for some names of people that might have > knowledge that exceeds any of ours in the realm of scaling databases, > APIs, etc. > > Don't get me wrong -- I was *not* trying to downplay the work you guys > have done or will do. I'm grateful for it! > Just remember that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. Lets get API 0.6 rolling, not go through an extra layer of worthless scrutiny. The team needs support not brickbats.
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