On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 6:11 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton <dennis.hamil...@acm.org> wrote: > I say that the sooner one can move to uni-directional flows with the > bi-directionals out in customization and adoption layers, if anywhere, the > better. It is difficult to conceive of any other way to get on top of the > refactoring that is surely required as part of making a manageable, layered > component structure.
+1 > Yes, I know this is simplistic in the face of the reality of OpenOffice.org. > I maintain that such a separation of concerns should be sought. That to > some degree the problem of multi-platform distribution, localization, etc., > has already been taken on by at least one "another" provides some important > breathing room. +1 Encouraging rich and diverse downstream ecology is essential. This means allowing space for downstream entities step into the supply chain. Robert --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org