stpeter- Forwarind this to JDEV, since it has been heavily discussed there.
bs. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 18:39:58 -0500 (CDT) From: Peter Saint-Andre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [standards-jig] JEP-0037 I have received a new version of JEP-0037 from "Bac9", one of the co-authors, and I have posted this new version on the JEPs page of the website. At the same time, I have removed two of the co-authors from the authors list for this JEP, at their request. From now on, this JEP must be attributed only to the remaining co-authors, and questions regarding it must directed only to them. Unfortunately, this is made more difficult by the fact that the main author remaining (who goes only by the name of "Bac9") refuses to join this mailing list and therefore cannot engage in the discussions of his JEP within the recognized forum. Because the co-authors came to disagree about the direction this spec should take, I have allowed "Bac9" to continue with DSPS only in the interest of avoiding a fork of this protocol. It is quite possible that one or more of the former co-authors will create a new protocol (in concert with others) to address part or all of the same problem set addressed by the current DSPS. Therefore as JEP Editor I have little option but to strongly discourage developers from implementing DSPS at this time, at least until this mess gets sorted out. Rest assured that changes will be made to JEP-0001 to avoid this kind of debacle from occurring again. I will make some recommendations regarding co-author disagreement and protocol forking. I will most certainly be strengthening the description of author responsibilities so that authors must be members of the relevant mailing list (usually this list, unless we bring back specialized JIGs). I will also no longer accept JEPs from authors who do not identify themselves (i.e., first name and last name will be required fields). And I may make other changes as appropriate (of course with due discussion). If you have concerns regarding this JEP or my decision in this regard, please direct them to me (on list or off) as you see fit. Thanks. Peter -- Peter Saint-Andre Jabber Software Foundation http://www.jabber.org/people/stpeter.html _______________________________________________ Standards-JIG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/standards-jig _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
