>>>>It is such a shame that no open-source native xml >>>>database supports it yet. >> >> First of all I love the open-source community and what they offer. >> Secondly I was merely saying that there is an increasing degree of >> interest for XQuery and simply stating the fact that no open-source >> native xml database (not only Xindie) has yet begun implementing it. I >> don't know why you are offended but I certainly dont appreciate the >> way you respond. > > I was offended by the "it is such a shame". These words are very > powerful (at least when I translate them into French). [ shame = > "negative emotion that combines feelings of dishonor, unworthiness and > embarassment" ]. But maybe it's my English.
"it is such shame that ..." means "it is a pity that ..." or "it would be great if ..." in this sense. You shouldn't take everything so literally. I'm only saying this because I saw you referring to it in another email showing it is still not cleared up. >> The whole idea of having a mailinglist is to communicate about >> concepts and change thoughts. If anyone who has a suggestion or a >> question is treated the way you react, there won't be much left of >> this mailinglist. > > And what about "Hello, I'm an XML user and Xindice addict. I'm very > interested in XQuery but this feature in [not yet] available in Xindice. > > I think it would be a *very valuable* addon to Xindice. There are > several OS XQuery modules (like Qeno) and maybe it could be a good > starting point for Xindice. Are there other people interested in > Xindice-XQuery? Since I'm not a developer, I would be ready to help you > for the documentation." and the licensing battle continues... > But as I said, it's maybe my English. > > -Vladimir > > -- > Vladimir R. Bossicard > www.bossicard.com Thanks, Ali Mesbah