On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:53 PM, David Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Sam, > > On Apr 22, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: > > > While I, too, can't speak FOR Microsoft, I am quite willing to speak > > WITH Microsoft. Particularly if the request was modestly scoped, and > > if doing so would sort the issue right from the start. > > It looks like someone from Microsoft has shown up to discuss our issues > with the OSP, patent grants, etc. Should we respond with a clear list as > distilled from this very long and often emotional discussion, or should we > wait until they come back with answers. > > I think that it would help us to have a list of statements. Its clear to me > that you might be the best person to make that list. > > I propose a vote of consensus - Do we (A) present a list of questions as a > reply to Sam Ramji's posting "ApachePOI Email", or (B) wait for Microsoft's > answers as Sam Ramji promises? > > If (A) becomes our choice, then I think we should reach a consensus about > the list, one that is rather inclusive. I certainly think we should make > sure to ask all of Andy's questions. I also am not sure that his are all the > questions that need to be asked. > > I am (A) +1. and (B) 0.
I find it mildly disconcerting that this email is posted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and yet refers to Sam Ramji in the third person. I'd suggest that a reasonable precursor to either questions or answers would be a dialog. My hope is that longer term that the dialog continues. Sam has indicated (on this very list -- hi Sam!) that his personal goal is to make the specification easy to adopt by open source projects. Well, I've never met a spec that I didn't have questions on. If this mailing list could become the place where developers and spec authors were to discuss any questions of interpretation that may arise: that would, in my opinion, be a good outcome. - Sam Ruby --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
