Quoting Craig R. McClanahan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> There is nothing wrong IMHO with WebMacro (I have stronger feelings
> about some of the half-assed implementations of template systems)
> -- but I have to wear my "project manager" hat as well, and say
> what's best for the overall product. In many cases, that means
> mainstream technology choices, quite independent of technical
> "elegance" or "beauty."
> This seems to offend some open source folks. Sorry -- but that's
> the real world of software development I've lived in for the last
> 25 years.
I just want you to know I see this as totally reasonable. Some people want
technologies to prove themselves before they're willing to adopt them. I
don't think that there is anything particulare anti-opensource about this,
as I'm willing to bet you'll give Apache, Perl, Sendmail, etc., a chance
since they've proven themselves to you.
I don't find your viewpoint offensive at all.
I think that WebMacro has increased it's credibility substantially over
the last year (the Java Report named it one of the best three servlet
products of 1999; and Jason's endorsement is certainly a good one), and
I expect it to continue to do so over the next year.
Hopefully at some point it will build up enough momentum and credibility
that you will begin to see it as a mainstream choice.
All opensource projects begin this way.
Justin
===========================================================================
To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST".
FAQs on JSP can be found at:
http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html
http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html
