On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Noah Slater wrote:
On 26/11/2007, Martin Belam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
But in this case, API would easily trump source code and
dictionary/thesarus with patches IMHO - API could react within minutes
to a sudden change in the significance of a term. Who would want to
wait 15 days lag for a patch to keep switching "McClaren" from being
primarily about Formula One, Steve or Malcolm
Yeah, but what happens when the BBC has technical difficulties,
changes it's mind about the licencing terms or is dissolved?
Poof! The whole thing disappears!
That's the reason why having open APIs that multiple sites conform to
strikes me as an excellent idea - if your provider of choice does up and
go away you can just switch the URL to another and off you go. It adds the
issue of users not being tied into a company's service and able to easily
switch to a competitor, but that's an incentive for them to make sure
that the service is good. Unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the way
that many companies like to run things these days...
--billy
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