----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jakarta General List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Centaven and Friends (was Re: You make the decision (was Re: Quick! convert all your projects to maven!))
> Morgan Delagrange wrote: > > >http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/misc.html#BIKESHED-PAI N > >TING > > > >The language you use for transformation is, in the case of a > >Maven/Centipete-type tool, largely internal to the project. Gather some > >developers, call a vote, and use what the majority decides. Later on, if > >you have an itch to switch, convert the files, put them in a staging area, > >and call another vote. Both will do the job. > > > Right, I'm just stating that I dislike the goal of this (avoid > collaboration, and enforce pet project use) so much that I'll -1 on any > project I'm on that switching is brought up. Seems like overkill to stop a project based on the stylesheet technology, but it's your choice to make. > So build your bike shed. > But if I have a say it will go unused because it doesn't suit my needs. > (unlike a combined collaborative effort that supports standards) Hmm, that is sort of the point of the essay. If it's not integral to the success of the project, it shouldn't matter. But as I say, your choice. > > > >Actually it may not even be necessary to pick one or the other exclusively. > >For example Latka maintains its documentation in docbook, but Dion added a > >transform to Anakia so it works with the site build. Similarly you may be > >able to provide DVSL and XSL alternatives. > > > >This is not a slam on Oliver or anybody else. This just happened to be the > >most recent post on this topic. > > > None taken. But I prefer to go by my first name. Ah, my profuse apologies. I did know your name, it was just a momentary synapse failure. :P - Morgan > -Andy > > > > >- Morgan > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
