You're still missing the point ... The main detail to me is I'd like to use a combined collaborated project... I'd -1 solely on that. Centipede more completely fits MY needs and will make it easier for me to work with several projects that I need (not just tlaking about xsl)... I'd -1 solely on that
BTW when did the Majority voting rule overrule the consenus based? I regard this as a product change. Morgan Delagrange wrote: >I agree with pretty much everything said, although as >always Jon words it a tad more strongly than I ever >would. :) > >Let the community decide. If 51% of the developers >want to use XSL, or DVSL, then that's what you should >use. If you don't like it, prove that your >alternative is better. But dropping a whole project >because of a detail is needless. > >- Morgan > >--- Jon Scott Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>on 5/2/02 8:44 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Same here, I'll -1 a switch to either maven or >>> >>centipede on the projects I >> >>>have a vote on until they find a way to work >>> >>togheter. >> >>>DVSL may be a nice language, but XSLT is the >>> >>standard - regardless of how >> >>>you play with the word. I'm fine with a tool that >>> >>supports both. >> >>>Costin >>> >>You guys are so funny. >> >>Bike Sheds >>---------- >> >>At first, people -1'd the use of Anakia to generate >>the Jakarta website. But >>then when I took the effort to make it simple and >>easy to use and took away >>the bike shed argument, people adopted it and used >>it all over the world. >> >>On top of it, in *years*, no one has gone and >>replaced Jakarta-site2 with >>anything better. Sure, Craig did a XSLT stylesheet, >>but no one changed the >>main Jakarta site to use it and I still see new >>Anakia sites on >>Sourceforget.net all the time. >> >>The next thing to replace jakarta-site2 will be >>Maven. Just like with >>Anakia, I honestly don't care if you -1 it. You >>aren't doing the work and >>therefore your argument against it is simply a bike >>shed and is thus not >>valid in my opinion. >> >>Costin, just like with Tomcat 3 vs. Tomcat 4. We all >>learned that you can't >>force projects to work together. Nor can you vote -1 >>on it. Given our >>history, I'm really surprised to hear you trying to >>argue for something like >>that. You hypocrite. >> >>Learning Technology >>------------------- >> >>The argument about learning minor technologies to >>make money is so silly it >>is funny. I have owned/started several companies now >>and have been >>responsible for hiring or directly approving the >>hiring of about 50-60 >>people over the last 10 years. Not a huge amount, >>but not small either. >> >>Never once did I think to myself, hmmm...that person >>knows minor technology >>X better than minor technology Y. What I cared the >>most about was that the >>person had a general good skill set and the aptitude >>to learn something new. >>So, if learning DVSL vs. XSLT is beyond your >>aptitude, I probably would not >>have hired you anyway. >> >>On top of it, the mentality of having to fit into >>the box because everyone >>else is doing it would make me instantly not like >>your personality. I like >>people who are free thinkers and who can think >>outside of the box. Software >>is an art form, not something that you can just >>cookie cutter produce (and >>have it come out being any good). IMHO, it is the >>free thinkers that have >>the most creative and bug free code. Thinking >>outside of the box shows that >>you care about the code and systems you are >>creating. >> >>People >>------ >> >>Needless to say, the attitudes here are becoming >>more and more familiar. >>Andrew reminds me of the early days of dealing with >>Peter Donald (credit to >>Peter for eventually coming to his senses...I think >>joining the PMC helped). >>Steven reminds me of Paulo. Deja vu! >> >>:-) >> >>-jon >> >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>For additional commands, e-mail: >><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > >===== >Morgan Delagrange >http://jakarta.apache.org/taglibs >http://jakarta.apache.org/commons >http://axion.tigris.org > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness >http://health.yahoo.com > >-- >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]>
