> I would encourage people (esp. Jon, Ceki, Peter) to read Linus' emails > on design: > > "The problem with "singlemindedness and strict control" (or "design") > is that it sure gets you from point A to point B in a much straighter > line, and with less expenditure of energy, but how the HELL are you > going to consistently know where you actually want to end up? It's > not like we know that B is our final destination." > > -- http://kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=398
UAU! Another guy that saw the light!!! =:oD Have fun, Paulo > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:51 AM > To: Jakarta General List > Subject: Re: crushed > > > On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 03:44:50PM -0500, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: > > Guys, > > > > This whole experience has become a bit disheartening. Craig McClanahan > > who is like an idol of mine said this: > > > > " > > We will continue to do what we've done in the past -- reject projects > > that only want the "name recognition" value of being under Apache, and > > don't have a development community compatible with Apache's style. > > That's much more important than whether it's server-side versus > > client-side, or in one repository versus another. > > " > > > > Seemingly directed at POI. > > I don't see what the problem is. Read it carefully.. for that statement > to apply, POI would have to: > > - _only_ want the name recognition. > - have a development community incompatible with Apache's style > > Do either of those statements apply to POI? > > Incidentally, the other statement Craig made in that email sums it all > up for me: > > >> The point from Jon that I *do* dismiss is his feeling that there > >> should be one and only one implementation of any particular > >> functionality -- "one size fits all" is a very rare phenomenon in my > >> experience, and having some choice is helpful. > > I have _never_ seen a user complain about having too many choices. Not > even between notorious duplications like Tomcat 3/4 and Crimson/Xerces. > > I _have_ seen users want comparisons, and better docs to help them make > the choice. > > Choice is good. Documented choice is infinitely better :) > > I would encourage people (esp. Jon, Ceki, Peter) to read Linus' emails > on design: > > "The problem with "singlemindedness and strict control" (or "design") > is that it sure gets you from point A to point B in a much straighter > line, and with less expenditure of energy, but how the HELL are you > going to consistently know where you actually want to end up? It's > not like we know that B is our final destination." > > -- http://kerneltrap.org/article.php?sid=398 > > > --Jeff > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
