Stephen McConnell wrote:
>
>
> Peter Donald wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 08:46, Stephen McConnell wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Peter Donald wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Lets get a collaborative solution on meta-info that we are all
>>>>> comfortable with first?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you are comfortable with what you have done then go with it. I am
>>>> comfortable with what I have done so I am going with it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> So in other words - forget about collaboration.
>>>
>>
>>
>> No - as long as you want to cooperate then you are welcome to join in
>> the CK stuff. If you want I can separate out the info stuff to a
>> proposal directory
>>
>> However I don't think it is wise to bind to specific implementation
>> strategies and nor do I think it is wise to support N different
>> component models when 1 is enough.
>>
>
> Are you willing to accept a majority decision on this?
>
> If we go done this path lets do it properly. We setup a seperate
> project specifically to converge
> containerkit meta-info with excalibur/meta meta-info - the first thing
> we post is the pitch documents - you prepare "why containerkit
> meta-info is the best thing since sliced bread" and you also write up
> "why excalibur/meta is the wrong thing" (short-term, long-term,
> whatever). We go through a debate - one counter email from you, one
> counter email from me.
> We put it to a vote. You and I are excluded from the vote - we leave
> it up to the community.
>
> * if there is a majority off non-abstaining votes
Correction - a majority of abstaining votes (meaning +0 or -0)
>
>
> - we undertake to support each other's work - i.e. mutual DTD
> recognition
> and management
>
> - we mutually undertake to address concensus raised by the other
> people here
>
> - we mutually agree that vetos cannot be applied by you or I during
> the
> decision process
>
> - we update, we recall a vote
>
> * if there is a majority of +1 (over abstain) for a particular solution
>
> - if it containerkit you undertake to move the meta-info content into
> a seperate module from containerkit and I will undertake to
> synchronize
> Merlin to that module and dispose of excalibur/meta
>
> - if it is excalibur/meta you undertake to move the containerkit
> solution
> above it and dispose of cotainerkit's meta-info
>
> * if there is a discussion process arrising from the process, you and
> I both
> agree that they are right and our options may influence the process
> but we
> update the common project even if you and I don't like it - we go
> out of
> out way to compromise - the winner is the one who sucks-up the best
> to the
> future users
>
> Are your ready?
>
> Steve.
>
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