Hi Clif, I'd be interesting in reading. I write the occasional piece and probably should use more encompassing terms to enhance future search-ability and to promote the database style.
Regarding ECL/TCL/etc, since I'm normally in Unix/Linux land, I normally think of them as shells, which brings MultiValue Shell (MVSH) to mind. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clifton Oliver Sent: Wednesday, 24 March 2010 4:19 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Pick Pocket Guide Well, the terminology issue is something we (Spectrum magazine in particular) can promote since we are already committed to promoting the term MultiValue (note the mid-cap casing) and the MultiValue Logo. We just add such terms to our Style and Usage Guide and use them in the magazine. Side note: Is there any interest in us having our Style and Usage Guide available online? I'm interested in hearing what folks would find an acceptable term for TCL/ECL/etc. As to the idea of of a generic book, groups of experts, etc., that sounds like a fame and glory no profit Open Source kind of thing. A lot of the experts you might want to attract are dudes and dudettes trying to make a living. That goes back to some of Tony's comments. How could that be made worthwhile for said experts to forgo revenue producing time to produce a non-profit book? Considering some other Open Source documentation efforts, I'm not saying it can't be done. I'm just challenging everyone to present detailed ideas for how it could be made to work. Regards, Clif On Mar 23, 2010, at 6:09 PM, James Canale, Jr. wrote: > I think it would be great do something like this. > > Multivalue Query [mvQuery] > Multivalue Basic [mvBasic] > Multivalue PROC [mvPROC] > > I also think it would be great if someone could write a piece of a book that > is very generic (keep it at a 20,000 foot view) which covers each major > topic area. Once complete, a group of experts-at-large in the various > flavors add platform specific details. When complete, one or more of the > know-it-alls [like some of the gurus on this list] combine the common parts, > while leaving the unique areas in place. Basically, a wiki to book > transformation. Many of the books sold today have two, three, and even more > authors (especially the technically oriented books). Something like this > could reduce the work required (just doing a piece of the whole) and > increase the potential market (supports most platforms) for sales. I see a > lot of talent on this list that can pull something like this off, it just > needs a great leader (and I see many of them here too). > > Regards, > > Jim > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clifton Oliver > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 6:39 PM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: Re: [U2] Pick Pocket Guide > > In Spectrum magazine, we use the term MultiValue Basic to talk about the > programming language in articles that are not platform specific. I put it in > the style and usage guide for just the reasons being brought up here. I > don't see any reason not to add other MultiValue generic terms. MultiValue > Query comes to mind. I'm open to suggestions about that and other terms. > Post them here, or if you'd rather not, just send them to me at > [email protected] (or my regular e-mail address). > > > Regards, > > Clif > > -- > Clifton Oliver, Managing Editor > International Spectrum Magazine > Spectrum Tel: +1 720 259 1356 > Clif's Direct Tel: +1 619 460 5678 > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ########################################################################################### The information transmitted in this message and attachments (if any) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. The message may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The intended recipient of this e-mail may only use, reproduce, disclose or distribute the information contained in this e-mail and any attached files with the permission of IMB. ########################################################################################### _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
