Mary Kay: >From an observer's point of view, I have two questions:
1. Why do you feel that you need to be consulted before Alan writes his book? 2. Why is it necessary to attend all of the ebXML Core Components meetings to write a book? Cordially, David Paraiso http://www.edi-info-center.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Rachel Foerster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'XML/edi Group ' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 'eBTWG List ' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 11:00 AM Subject: RE: Core Components eBook > Mary Kay, > > I fail to see why you feel that Alan should have both personally attended > any of the ebXML CC meetings or contacted you directly in order to write his > book. If these kinds of efforts and activities were a prerequisite for any > author writing a book on any topic, we would soon have no writings at all! > > I know Alan and trust that he has thoroughly researched his topic. Why not > read what he has to say and then critique it from your viewpoint rather than > attacking the author for not personally contacting you as part of his > research? > > Rachel Foerster > > -----Original Message----- > From: Blantz, Mary Kay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 1:07 PM > To: 'David RR Webber - XMLGlobal '; 'XML/edi Group '; 'eBTWG List ' > Subject: RE: Core Components eBook > > > How interesting... > > As one of the co-chairs of ebXML Core Components, I find it curious that > this book would have been written without any contact with me. Or without > attendance at all of the ebXML Core Components meetings. > > Maybe those of us who did attend the meetings should write a book? > > Mary Kay > > -----Original Message----- > From: David RR Webber - XMLGlobal > To: XML/edi Group; eBTWG List > Sent: 10/4/01 9:12 AM > Subject: Core Components eBook > > With timely precision Alan has just published an eBook > on Core Components - designed as an introduction to > the whole area. > > Core Components : Delivering on the ebXML Promise by Alan Kotok / > > > http://www.mightywords.com/browse/browse_titles_bc04.jsp?quickKeywords=k > otok&x=29&y=13 > > I know many people are grappling to understand the essentials > here - so I'm sure Alan's briefing provides a significant > starting point for people to work forward from. > > Against the backdrop of the ongoing efforts to develop > and deploy these technologies its refreshing to see > someone taking an objective step back and helping us > all see the bigger picture from an observers stance. > > Enjoy, DW. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.ebtwg.org/ob/adm.pl> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.ebtwg.org/ob/adm.pl> > > > > ------ XML/edi Group Discussion List ------ > Homepage = http://www.XMLedi-Group.org > > Unsubscribe = send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Leave the subject and body of the message blank > > Questions/requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To receive only one message per day (digest format) > send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], > (leave the subject line blank) > > digest xmledi-group your-email-address > > To join the XML/edi Group complete the form located at: > http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/mail1.htm > > > ------ XML/edi Group Discussion List ------ Homepage = http://www.XMLedi-Group.org Unsubscribe = send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave the subject and body of the message blank Questions/requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive only one message per day (digest format) send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], (leave the subject line blank) digest xmledi-group your-email-address To join the XML/edi Group complete the form located at: http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/mail1.htm
