Jeff Turner wrote: > > 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 would encourage people (esp. Jon, Ceki, Peter) to read Linus' email > 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
Excellent quotes. It is my opinion that had this project been operating with "singlemindedness and strict control" there never would be a jakarta-velocity. See: http://jakarta.apache.org/velocity/ymtd/ymtd.html - Sam Ruby -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
