If what Murray is saying is true (and I'm not doubting his honesty, mind you), I would like to raise my voice in opposition to any move toward adding more complexity. Sometimes it seems as if there's some kind of 'imperative' to keep getting fancier and adding more features and more capability to something that works very well. We can't lose sight of the value of (relative) simplicity - it's a major and extremely valuable part of the story behind JSPWiki's success.
Terry On Fri, 2008-03-28 at 12:13 +1300, Murray Altheim wrote: > Yes, I understand that this is a decision for 3.0. I think in some ways > it's obviously a good one, and in others a truly terrible one. If there > is no way to use a non-JCR provider with 3.0, JSPWiki will cease being > a simple wiki -- we've then moved firmly into the CMS range of applications. > We gain a lot of benefits, but if say, there's no file-based provider, no > way of having a simple wiki, then we've also *lost* something rather vital. > There's a lot of things called "progress" that can be counterproductive, > too, and I think losing the option of simplicity is a Bid Deal. > > Murray > > ........................................................................... > Murray Altheim <murray07 at altheim.com> === = = > http://www.altheim.com/murray/ = = === > SGML Grease Monkey, Banjo Player, Wantanabe Zen Monk = = = = > > Boundless wind and moon - the eye within eyes, > Inexhaustible heaven and earth - the light beyond light, > The willow dark, the flower bright - ten thousand houses, > Knock at any door - there's one who will respond. > -- The Blue Cliff Record
