Obviously, I'm hyper-emotional folks. I apologize. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and I shouldn't let it bother me. Sorry to disrupt things.
And sorry to Bob for losing my temper. On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Matthew Terenzio <[email protected]> wrote: > Why not just get personal Bob, Like, "Matt you are an idiot." peace is > war huh? Shut the hell up. By your definition, so does the hub poll. > It makes one request. The cloud makes one. So there you go, smart ass. > I've had it with this list thanks to jerks like Bob. > > I'm sorry, others, but there is only so much one can take of this > type of stuff. I want to get things done, not fight. > > Don't bother replying Bob, I'll be off the list by then. > > For the record, I'm still planning on finishing my implementaion of > PSHB. I love what you guys are doing. > > Padraic, I think your article was wonderful, by the way. I tried to > make my initial statement neutral and made that perfectly clear. I > wasn't saying you didn't understand the spec, just that I didn't want > to get piled on again. I'll follow your work closely. > > Thanks, everyone else who has been courteous. > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Bob Wyman <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Matthew Terenzio <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> rssCloud merely makes a "request" upon being pinged. No ping, no request. >> >> Polling is "not polling"? >> >> While we're at it, why don't we clean up some other confusions... Consider: >> >> Love is hate, peace is war... >> >> bob wyman >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 4:38 PM, Matthew Terenzio <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> I think it might help the community to stop saying that PubSubHubbub >>> eliminates the need for polling while rssCloud does not. >>> >>> That just simply isn't true. Polling is what RSS or Atom does when >>> their is neither PSHB or rssCloud. >>> >>> rssCloud merely makes a "request" upon being pinged. No ping, no request. >>> >>> Please don't come back with more about thundering herds. I fully >>> understand both specs. >>> >>> I'm not trying to make a statement about whether one spec is better or >>> not, just addressing the mistaken use of the term polling. I've seen >>> it more than once and it may confuse the less technical people trying >>> to understand these things. >> >> >
