On 10 Nov 2004, at 21:44, Shapira, Yoav wrote:
Hi,
resourcesthe reason why the consensus moved from direct linking from apage on the site was that it might appear too much like an official recommendation which may cause frictions within the community.
FWIW, although I wasn't involved in this discussion (and certainly was not part of "the consensus"), I disagree with the above. As long as a resources page clarifies that no endorsement or preference is being made, and the same page is open to / inclusive of all relevant works, I think that's fine. It's like the vendors page off the Jakarta home page.
If everyone else thinks otherwise, that's fine, but just know that if such a consensus exists, it's at best limited to commons only, and does not apply to Jakarta in general (and other Apache TLPs).
at the time, struts was going through a tough time working out what to do when some committers very strongly objected to the listing of some books. the jakarta vendor page has also proved very difficult. a document in cvs means has to be actively maintained by volunteers and the content approved (passively or actively). it can be argued that listing on an ASF page is a form of endorsement (and there's a general wariness about endorsements amongst some...).
after long (and often painful) experience with the jakarta vendor page, i (for one) would not volunteer to create or maintain a page for books, so i'm probably -0 on including a page in the documentation.
opinions?
- robert
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