On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Stephen Price <step...@littlevoices.com>wrote:
> Lets merge them all into a new list called OzDotNet. > > Oh damn, that's taken. > > Damn squatters! > Would posting C++ or HTML5 to OzDotNet be met with frowns and flames from > the purists? What about XAML or UI questions? > Its happened in the past. C++ is part of dotnet, anyway (CLI, not native) > I don't think it would considering we frequently discuss what laptops > everyone's using and whos the best webhost these days. I don't mind a rename > if its necessary and agree it should bring us together not split us up into > smaller fragments. > +1 I don't think there's enough traffic to split them. And splitting encourages cross-posting between lists. > all it a list defrag. :) > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Ian Thomas <il.tho...@iinet.net.au>wrote: > >> Fragmentation is good? I don’t think so. **** >> >> I can’t see any need to drop/demote OzDotNet – starting a OzWinRT might be >> a good idea (though as I understand Windows 8, in running it on my machines >> I could choose to have its UI being “Windows-old” instead of the lurid >> patchwork quilt; and the WinRT fast-booting UI won’t force me to stop >> developing for Windows via .NET, across all versions of Windows). **** >> >> With a new OzWinRT email list, there will be the deserved attention on the >> new technologies and UI in Win8 for a year or two – then (like WPF and >> Silverlight) my guess is that there is really no reason for a separate email >> list, and coalescence with (OzDotNet, or some other name) would be a >> sensible course. **** >> >> ** ** >> ------------------------------ >> >> **Ian Thomas** >> Victoria Park, ****Western Australia******** >> ------------------------------ >> >> *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: >> ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *William Luu >> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:01 AM >> >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* Re: ozdotnet vs ozwinrt etc >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Oz-MSDev?**** >> >> On 27 September 2011 11:55, Jake Ginnivan <jake.ginni...@readify.net> >> wrote:**** >> >> ozXaml makes sense to me.**** >> >> **** >> >> WPF and Silverlight are not legacy, WinRT and Metro apps are win8 metro >> only as far as I understand. WPF and Silverlight still have a place. All of >> these things are Xaml based. Pretty easy to just put [WPF], [SL], [Metro] in >> front of your post if it is specific to a stack. **** >> >> **** >> >> Jake**** >> >> **** >> >> *From:* ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto: >> ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] *On Behalf Of *Scott Barnes >> *Sent:* Tuesday, 27 September 2011 7:22 AM >> *To:* ozDotNet >> *Subject:* Re: ozdotnet vs ozwinrt etc**** >> >> **** >> >> WinUX - lol.. didn't think of the Linux...so True :) **** >> >> **** >> >> how about ozwindev? ozwindl? (distribution list), ozXAML ?**** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> >> --- >> Regards, >> Scott Barnes >> http://www.riagenic.com**** >> >> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:07 AM, David Richards < >> ausdot...@davidsuniverse.com> wrote:**** >> >> ozwinux? Sounds like an unholy alliance between windows and linux. I >> think the universe would implode. >> >> I see nothing wrong with creating a new list but I wouldn't force or >> even encourage migration. I would advertising its existence rather >> than say its a replacement. Let people migrate if they choose to. >> Either people will warm to the idea and stop posting on the current >> lists or they wont bother with the new list. >> >> Just my opinion. >> >> David >> >> "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes >> will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" >> -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama**** >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 09:00, Scott Barnes <scott.bar...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > I'd probably shoot for ozwinux. If your main goal is to discuss the >> future >> > of .NET looking at the architecture breakdown i'm not sure everyone is >> going >> > to rush completely over into the WinRT way of life especially given how >> slow >> > enterprises around Australia have been in adoption in both Windows 7 vs >> > Windows XP and WPF/Silverlight. >> > I think there is still quite a few years to go before we start really >> seeing >> > a massive departure in current thinking. I think that consolidating the >> > WPF/SL space could also be a bit of a win today given i'm on both lists >> and >> > haven't found either to be high in traffic (that is to say they seem to >> have >> > equally reasonable levels of discussion and yet low enough to not >> > really justify a partitioned community) >> > Something like ozwinx or ozwinux is really a focused discussion now >> around >> > User Experience Platforms in Microsoft Tech... WinRT, Win32 etc. >> > ? >> > --- >> > Regards, >> > Scott Barnes >> > http://www.riagenic.com >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Preet Sangha <preetsan...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> ozwindows? >> >> >> >> On 27 September 2011 11:41, David Connors <da...@codify.com> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Howdy, >> >>> Given the architectural changes in Windows, I am canvasing what we >> should >> >>> be doing with a number of these lists. WinRT is the new replacement >> for >> >>> Win32 moving forward. WPF an SL become marginalised/legacy with XAML >> on >> >>> WinRT being the new way forward. >> >>> So, any thoughts on new list structures and so on to inflect the >> >>> new/pending reality? >> >>> My thinking is that: >> >>> >> >>> ozdotnet, ozwpf and ozsilverlight would end up being legacy toward the >> >>> release of Win8. >> >>> ozwinrt (registered it last night) would be a point of unifying the >> >>> audiences from the above three lists. >> >>> >> >>> Thoughts, comments? >> >>> David. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> David Connors | da...@codify.com | www.codify.com >> >>> Software Engineer >> >>> Codify Pty Ltd >> >>> Phone: +61 (7) 3210 6268 <%2B61%20%287%29%203210%206268> | Facsimile: >> +61 (7) 3210 6269 | Mobile: +61 417 >> >>> 189 363 >> >>> V-Card: https://www.codify.com/cards/davidconnors >> >>> Address Info: https://www.codify.com/contact >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> regards, >> >> Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland >> > >> >**** >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> > > -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. 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