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> > > Finally. Jon, I knew you could do it. You wrote your first intelligent > post in this whole thread! :-D > > ;P > > There are things to like with both projects. However you do ignore some > things that are important. GUMP integration is important--I like the > fact that Centipede works out of the box with it. I honestly don't like > the Maven look--but the feel is ok. The problem is that Maven does not > make it easy to change either the look or the feel. It takes more > effort than should be required for a _build_ tool. The types of docs > that it generates are fantastic. They are very useful. > > I personally lean toward Centipede because it uses more of *my* pet > projects :) And there lies the rub. I personally would like to see > where some projects use Maven and some use Centipede. Either way, > I want them to be compatible with GUMP. start singing "wouldn't it be nice to work together..." > > And who said it was beyond our aptitude. All anybody said is that it > was beyond our desire. If we have a tool that works for us, and it > garners more and more _tool_ support--we will use it. It's what makes > for the project. Yes money is not the key motivator, and anyone who > thinks it is should be shot, but if we need to find a new employer-- > we will have a better time if we know XSLT as opposed to DVSL. > > So sometimes decisions to use a product or project is completely out > of your control. Nevertheless, I maintain that I can wrap my head > around anything in under two weeks (two weeks being for very complex > projects). That's if I need to. I personally balance involvement > in four projects (2 on XML.apache and 2 on Jakarta), a personal > life, a professional life, and hobbies. The less I have to learn > for a build the better. If I need to update the look and feel of > a site to brand a project for my own purposes--I don't want to waste > two weeks figuring it out. I want to use what I already know so > I can just do it. > > Its as simple and pragmatic as that. +1 - complete agreement. > > And yet, you insist that all free thinkers think like you. Not all free > thinkers fit in your box (sometimes it is a little confining ;P ). +1 > > > I personally like Peter, don't you? You guys can be alike in some ways, > which is probably why you had a hard time with him. > I like everyone...even jon. I'm sure I'm not his favorite person...but I find him amusing most of the time. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
