I posted a response on his blog, here it is: Dare,
As you pointed out in your last paragraph, when authors write about emerging technologies, then that technology changes, they often release updates or new editions of their books. We plan on doing the same thing with our software. Xamlon 1.0 is fully compatible with the current version of Longhorn, and for the public, that's currently Longhorn Build 4074. As new versions of Avalon ship, we'll release our 'next editions' to match the relevant changes. Xamlon is about allowing developers to start developing today with very cool technology that's coming out in the future. We're just giving them a head start, and taking on the burden of keeping up with changes. -Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerald Bauer Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [xul-talk] Microsoftie Posts On Compatibility Between XAML and Xamlon Hello, Dare Obasanjo - who is the Microsoft tech lead for the .NET XML APIs if I'm not mistaken - has written up a blog story titled "On Compatibility Between XAML and Xamlon". Dare writes: I've been having difficulty processing this news over the past few days. Reading the Xamlon homepage gives more cause for pause. The site proclaims... What I find interesting about this are the claims that involve unreleased products that aren't expected to beta until next year and ship the year afterwards. I can understand that it is cool to claim to have scooped Microsoft but considering that the XAML and Longhorn are still being worked on it seems strange to claim to have built a product that is compatible with unreleased Microsoft products. Considering that XAML isn't even in beta yet, one can expect a lot more changes to the language before it ships in 2006. Yet Xamlon claims to be compatible with XAML. I have no idea how the Xamlon team plans to make good on their promise to be compatible with XAML and Longhorn before they've even shipped but I'd love to see what developers out there think about this topic. Source: http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/PermaLink.aspx?guid=64bff084-023e-49b1-a0e 5-2f\ db836b284d What's your take? Is the Xamlon XAML compatibility claim just a marketing ploy? Or is Microsoft starting to spread FUD about XAML to fend off annoying startups trying to steal the XAML show? - Gerald --------------------------- Gerald Bauer Rich Client Conference (RichCon) 2005 - http://richcon.com XUL News Wire - http://xulnews.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ xul-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xul-talk ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ xul-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xul-talk
