On Nov 30, 2006, at 17:57, Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis wrote:
On Thu, 2006-11-30 at 17:16 +0200, Henri Sivonen wrote:
Without labels, I do think that regardless of how the HTML5 spec
turns out, WordPress has an architectural flaw in its methodology of
producing markup. Since the flaw is in the architecture, I am not
optimistic of it getting fixed in WordPress because it would require
a rewrite. I'm hoping that at some point, a better system enters the
market. Meanwhile, asking the WP developers to rewrite theirs seems
unproductive.
Why? WordPress is much more than just the code: it is also a thriving
brand and community. Any /new/ system would have a big battle on its
hands to displace established players.
Of course, it would be better to have a better system get the
community and brand benefits of WordPress. However, I believe that
motivating the WordPress developers to write a new better but
incompatible (with old plugins) system is not something that can be
induced from the outside by just talking. It is the kind of change
that is more difficult to carry out in an existing team and product
community than to create a new product identity for. Even if it were
to happen under the banner of WordPress, it would need to be driven
by strong will from inside the team. The best way to induce such will
from the outside is to create competitive pressure.
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Henri Sivonen
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://hsivonen.iki.fi/
