On Jun 22, 2006, at 9:46 AM, Tantek Çelik wrote:
Hamper compared to what?
When I'm telling someone about microformats and they express concern
that Technorati might try to control microformats as Microsoft or
Google has been feared trying to control the web, or Apple trying to
control podcasting, or UserLand trying to control RSS, I believe the
answer influences people's interest in microformats. I try to point
to the CC license. I avoid a curt "that's just FUD" (even if it is)
because I find that insulting. I find clarifying ownership works
well in one-on-one discussion and I think it would work well on the
website too. If you disagree, fine. I don't think it's going to
make a big difference in the long run, and I didn't mean to suggest
it would. But I continue to believe clarifying ownership in advance
would be an improvement.
With all due respect Scott, if you consider the current adoption
rate of
microformats to be "hampered", I would be curious to know what your
expectations are.
Frankly, I don't think that's all due respect. This appears to be a
rhetorical question implying that my expectations are wildly
unrealistic. I made concrete suggestions about what I think would
improve adoption of microformats. I think I made it clear that I
don't think corporate ownership is a valid concern, but I think it
should be addressed nonetheless because it exists in the real world.
And your response appears to me a defensive dismissal that does
little to address my suggestion to clarify ownership before it
becomes a concern. Maybe people don't express this concern to you,
but they express it to me, so I'm passing that along. Don't shoot
the messenger.
Here's an alternative suggestion: if the sponsorship isn't something
that needs to be disclaimed, perhaps it shouldn't be on the
"disclaimers" page:
http://microformats.org/wiki/Microformats:General_disclaimer
Peace,
Scott
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