On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Patrick Aikens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ick - no wonder... that looks like the Drupal default forum module... which > isn't a forum at all, really. Indeed, that's what it was. Better than nothing I'd say, and it helped Ivy grow during its first days. Xavier > > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Niklas Matthies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Tue 2008-06-24 at 08:59h, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on > > ivy-user: > > : > > > Doesn't it make more sense to have one nicely searchable forum than > > > > It would make sense if web applications would have the responsiveness > > and useability of fat client desktop apps (as an analogy, would you > > like to put up with having to use a web-based IDE running in a browser > > rather than your normal desktop IDE?) and if the searching/sorting/ > > filtering functionality would be as powerful as provided by desktop > > e-mail client software. The other thing is that a web forum forces the > > same user interface on everyone. With e-mail on the other hand you > > have many choices (including even the choice to write your own client). > > > > > That cache incidentally being not portable between work and home > > > accounts. > > > > It is possible to properly synchronize over a remote account. > > > > But really, I think this discussion has come to a dead point. The > > basic arguments have been exchanged, no side will completely change > > their mind anyway, and in the end the decision is up to Xavier. > > > > There once was an Ivy forum by the way ( > http://www.jaya.free.fr/forum.html > > ), > > which was a hassle to search and browse and post to and keep track of. > > I can't tell you how glad I was when it was finally replaced by this > > mailing list. :) > > > > -- Niklas Matthies > > > > > > -- > WC Fields - "I am free of all prejudices. I hate every one equally." > -- Xavier Hanin - Independent Java Consultant http://xhab.blogspot.com/ http://ant.apache.org/ivy/ http://www.xoocode.org/
