Date: 2004-04-28T07:18:13 Editor: 138.189.119.133 <> Wiki: Jakarta HiveMind Wiki Page: NotXMLProposal URL: http://wiki.apache.org/jakarta-hivemind/NotXMLProposal
no comment Change Log: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -179,3 +179,5 @@ HowardLewisShip: My current leaning is to allow multiple formats; the existing XML support, potentially the SDL format and the [http://www.yaml.org YAML] format. However, the idea of linking up a scripting language is intriguing ... I just want the contingent that is pushing the idea to provide a full and viable solution. Meanwhile, out-of-band, EricHatcher pointed to an [http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-sbxml.html developerWorks article] that really sums up the situation while raising (for me, at least) the question: who is this XML for: !HiveMind, or us? + +KnutWannheden: To me the crucial question is whether the module (or deployment) descriptor should be ''descriptive'' or ''imperative'' (as seen in the make vs. Ant war). For HiveMind I tend to favor a descriptive form. But it should be possible to allow both. We'll just have to decide which one goes into the framework and which one into the library :-) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
