+1 On 7/3/03 2:26 PM, "Neil Graham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Cliff, > > I think the copy list of your note to Howard must have been a good bit > narrower than the copy list of this response to Andy. :) Any chance you > could enlighten those of us in this broader group who are interested as to > the technical points on which XMLBeans differs from other technologies? > > Cheers! > Neil > Neil Graham > XML Parser Development > IBM Toronto Lab > Phone: 905-413-3519, T/L 969-3519 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > |---------+----------------------------> > | | "Cliff Schmidt" | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | | | > | | 07/03/2003 02:22 | > | | PM | > | | Please respond to| > | | general | > | | | > |---------+----------------------------> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----------------------------------------------------------------| > | > | > | To: "Jakarta General List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > | cc: > | > | Subject: RE: Issues with XMLBeans proposal > | > | > | > | > | >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ----------------------------------------------------------------| > > > > On Thursday, July 03, 2003 11:01 AM, Andrew C. Oliver wrote: > >> So what in this ensures this will be a community-developed project >> and not just an Apache branded extension of BEA? I really would like >> to see you guys involved in Apache, but not in a way the compromises >> Apache. There is a challenge that limits the excitement of others in >> that there are so many other similar projects that do exactly the >> same thing. Perhaps it would benefit the effort if you explained why >> we needed another one. That has no bearing on its suitability but it >> might make people more interested who wouldn't be otherwise. > > As Santiago points out, the veto rule provides some protection over > pure majority, but I don't think anyone here wants to rely on that. > All I can tell you is that BEA is more concerned about establishing a > long term relationship with Apache and other open source communities > than controlling the future development of XMLBeans. From our > perspective, we have much more to gain by proving ourselves as credible > and positive contributors to open source, especially since we would > like XMLBeans to be the first in a series of open source contributions. > If the BEA committers attempt to make decisions against the wishes of > the rest of the community and are viewed negatively for doing so, we > have absolutely failed in what we set out to do. > > See my response to Howard's questions for more on how the project > differs technically from other open source projects. > > Cliff > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > In case of troubles, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Andrew C. Oliver http://www.superlinksoftware.com/poi.jsp Custom enhancements and Commercial Implementation for Jakarta POI http://jakarta.apache.org/poi For Java and Excel, Got POI? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
