Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-30 Thread Dakota Jack
Are the insiders the ones that coded Struts out the door or the ones that are bringing new code to the table? If you meant the ones that coded Struts out the door then if they refuse to do anything about lessons learned, I would not listen to them. I would listen to the outsiders who told them th

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-30 Thread Hubert Rabago
Al, Not everyone who posts on the lists are insiders. If you want some insider info, go to the actual people doing the work, like Don Brown. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=struts-dev&m=114369603519450&w=2 Hubert On 3/30/06, Al Eridani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/29/06, Craig McClanahan <

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-30 Thread Al Eridani
On 3/29/06, Craig McClanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You need to pay attention to the credibility of who is doing the > "describing" that you are referring to. I just go by what the insiders have published here. If the insiders have no credibility, let's turn off the lights and go home. Whe

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-29 Thread Dakota Jack
The hullabaloo, Larry, is about the stability of the platform with a bunch of committers who don't appear to be up to the job and who are not willing to look at what went wrong. The stability of a platform like Struts is a big deal. This is a time to decide to go with or to get off the Struts wag

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-29 Thread Larry Meadors
On 3/29/06, Al Eridani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That shows they are not stupid. They stand to gain a lot when their > little-known framework is re-branded as Struts. > > Just go to craigslist, DICE or other job sites, search for Struts and > WebWork and compare the resulting numbers. That is th

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-29 Thread Craig McClanahan
On 3/29/06, Al Eridani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 3/29/06, Joe Germuska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Also note that the WebWork team is supporting this merger process. > > The way it has been described here it looks to me more like a takeover > than a merger. You need to pay attention

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-29 Thread Al Eridani
On 3/29/06, Joe Germuska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Also note that the WebWork team is supporting this merger process. The way it has been described here it looks to me more like a takeover than a merger. > As far as I know, none of them have vigorously objected, nor sworn to > carry on WebWor

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-29 Thread erikweber
m: Joe Germuska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Mar 29, 2006 11:26 AM >To: user@struts.apache.org >Subject: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize) > >At 5:30 PM +0200 3/29/06, Jonathan Revusky wrote: >>It has some clear implications too. No matter how you shake it, the >

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-29 Thread Joe Germuska
At 7:09 PM +0200 3/29/06, Jonathan Revusky wrote: Joe Germuska wrote: At 5:30 PM +0200 3/29/06, Jonathan Revusky wrote: It has some clear implications too. No matter how you shake it, the two things were technical *competitors*. Normally, the Struts people should be about as happy to say that

Re: Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-29 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Joe Germuska wrote: At 5:30 PM +0200 3/29/06, Jonathan Revusky wrote: It has some clear implications too. No matter how you shake it, the two things were technical *competitors*. Normally, the Struts people should be about as happy to say that Webwork is better as to have a tooth pulled. So i

Open Source Motivations (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-29 Thread Joe Germuska
At 5:30 PM +0200 3/29/06, Jonathan Revusky wrote: It has some clear implications too. No matter how you shake it, the two things were technical *competitors*. Normally, the Struts people should be about as happy to say that Webwork is better as to have a tooth pulled. So if they say it... Her

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Dave Newton
Jonathan Revusky wrote: > [...] but don't tell other people what to do. Dave - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Larry Meadors wrote: What I am saying is that people need to put up or shut up. Larry, I already refuted this "complex" argument of yours in my post entitled "Debate and Free Speech 101". I pointed out that criticizing U.S. policy in Iraq does not obligate the person criticizing to go to Ir

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Michael Jouravlev wrote: On 3/27/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, your taste is questionable. You guys think that Struts 1.x is good code. The Struts developers don't even think that. Struts 1.x sucks compared to WebWork 2, I think everybody got it. Actually, you are not

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread DGraham
ED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/29/2006 10:01 AM Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" To "Dakota Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc "Struts Users Mailing List" Subject Re: I Apologize What I am saying is that people need to put up or shut up. I

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Larry Meadors
What I am saying is that people need to put up or shut up. I am sorry if that complex logic evaded you. Perhaps you need to take the meds that those nice people in white suits gave you. :-) Larry On 3/28/06, Dakota Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dreary Morals, you are simply incoherent. D

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Bart Busschots
Jonathan Revusky wrote: Bart Busschots wrote: What IS the question? Does anyone actually KNOW anymore? Oh, people know what the question is. It's just that apparently the question is taboo, and rather than answer it, they engage in personal attacks. The question is: "Why did Struts deve

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread netsql
I have been on this list since '00 and this is the fastest they have been releasing. Thanks for the fast pace devs. (I do not mean to be sarcastic, I do think the pace is quite fast). .V "Why did Struts development stagnate?" -

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Karsten Krieg wrote: Karsten, for a response to your points below, I direct you to my response to Bart Busschots in this same thread. You may consider that this is also response to you. Jonathan Revusky -- lead developer, FreeMarker project, http://freemarker.org/ Guys, Struts is being us

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Henri Yandell wrote: On 3/28/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: However, I'm also certain that escalating these conversations gets us nowhere. The only positive solution I know of is to try to point the conversation towards constructive issues and not destructive. It's not to reta

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Bart Busschots wrote: What IS the question? Does anyone actually KNOW anymore? Oh, people know what the question is. It's just that apparently the question is taboo, and rather than answer it, they engage in personal attacks. The question is: "Why did Struts development stagnate?" You see,

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-29 Thread Bart Busschots
What IS the question? Does anyone actually KNOW anymore? All I know is that the signal to noise ratio on this list has gone totally belly up. There is now more noise than signal. I am a struts user and I find that this list has become a pure annoyance of late rather than being helpful like it

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Karsten Krieg
Guys, Struts is being used, even 1.x. People are asking questions about their problems and do's and don'ts. They (at least including me) don't want to see and hear you all acting like some pubertal teenagers fighting about whatever. Stop shouting at each other, take this discussion to the develop

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dion Gillard
Does WebWork2/SAF2 *require* Java5? I know Stripes does, but it's not obvious anywhere on the webwork home page about it's JDK/JRE requirements. It does say it fully supports Java5 annotations, but that doesn't preclude support for older JDKs. On 3/29/06, Michael Jouravlev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dakota Jack
Mahaul Jive Velcro, You are not even close to anything that was actually discussed. If you are careful hanging around these straw men you are going to get one of those itches the toadies on this list talk about scratching. Why don't you just answer the question? Do you have an answer? Why go d

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dakota Jack
Good god, this seems to be a disease that is catching. Why don't YOU answer the question, then, Bart? It is amazing to watch someone kiss ass and be arrogant at the same time. On 3/28/06, Bart Busschots <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Larry Meadors wrote: > > >LOL, Jon, do you read your own posts

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dakota Jack
A breath of fresh air. Thank you, Henri. On 3/28/06, Henri Yandell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 3/28/06, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Henri Yandell wrote: > > > Not a very impressive joke. This was a major breach of manners 10 > > > years ago, and it still is today. > > > > > >

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dakota Jack
People are supposed to stop trying to get a decent or any answer to a real question because the Struts committers and their toadies turn it into a flame war? I see Jonathan as fairly calm under the circumstances and the more he asks people to answer the question the goofier they become. But, ther

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dakota Jack
Dear Veto Wanted, Would you care to add anything of substance? I have decided, until you prove otherwise, that you simply are incapable of adult conversation. On 3/28/06, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Larry Meadors wrote: > > LOL, Jon, do you read your own posts? > > > > Who has

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dakota Jack
Dreary Morals, you are simply incoherent. Do you recognize at all that your points have no logic or sense to them? Don't you care if they are logical? On 3/28/06, Larry Meadors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LOL, Jon, do you read your own posts? > > On 3/28/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Michael Jouravlev
On 3/27/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, your taste is questionable. You guys think that Struts 1.x is good > code. The Struts developers don't even think that. Struts 1.x sucks compared to WebWork 2, I think everybody got it. Actually, you are not the first who is saying th

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Bart Busschots
Larry Meadors wrote: LOL, Jon, do you read your own posts? On 3/28/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do keep your eye on the ball, Paul. These people have had every chance to respond to my points via legitimate debate and they chose not to. OK, so what you are saying he

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Henri Yandell
On 3/28/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Henri Yandell wrote: > > On 3/28/06, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Henri Yandell wrote: > >> > >>>Not a very impressive joke. This was a major breach of manners 10 > >>>years ago, and it still is today. > >>> > >> > >>I thou

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Henri Yandell wrote: On 3/28/06, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Henri Yandell wrote: Not a very impressive joke. This was a major breach of manners 10 years ago, and it still is today. I thought they were funny 10 years ago, too, especially when it was deliberately, and obviously,

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dave Newton
Henri Yandell wrote: > However, I'm also certain that escalating these conversations gets us > nowhere. The only positive solution I know of is to try to point the > conversation towards constructive issues and not destructive. It's not > to retaliate with much the same approach. > > That's just a

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Henri Yandell
On 3/28/06, Dave Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Henri Yandell wrote: > > Not a very impressive joke. This was a major breach of manners 10 > > years ago, and it still is today. > > > > I thought they were funny 10 years ago, too, especially when it was > deliberately, and obviously, a joke. I

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dave Newton
Henri Yandell wrote: > Not a very impressive joke. This was a major breach of manners 10 > years ago, and it still is today. > I thought they were funny 10 years ago, too, especially when it was deliberately, and obviously, a joke. Heck, I even thought they were funny 20 years ago, and back th

Re: OT: (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-28 Thread Dave Newton
Jonathan Revusky wrote: >> As a side note, back when he was spraying on the Velocity list he was >> the subject of my first Markov chaining program. > What Markov chaining program? What are you talking about? Uh... I'm talking about the first time I wrote a Markov chaining program, just like I sai

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Jason King
Folks, Perhaps its time to table all the "I apologize", "has struts reached its limits", "are the rules for becoming a committer fair" etc threads to bed for while. I honestly suspect most of you have reached the point where you're yelling at each other not talking to each other, so perhaps l

Re: OT: (Re: I Apologize)

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Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Henri Yandell
On 3/27/06, Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lighten up. I wrote it. It was supposed to be joke to bring levity to an > incredibly annoying situation. If I wrote actually trying to be you and > truly impersonate you, that would be a different matter. If I wanted to > really spoof being you

OT: (Re: I Apologize)

2006-03-28 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Dave Newton wrote: List members. Here I am sorry for the off-topic. Dave Newton seems to be insinuating something -- though it's not 100% clear what. Larry Meadors wrote: LOL, Jon, do you read your own posts? Who has the time? As a side note, back when he was spraying on the Velocity

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dave Newton
Larry Meadors wrote: > LOL, Jon, do you read your own posts? > Who has the time? As a side note, back when he was spraying on the Velocity list he was the subject of my first Markov chaining program. Tragically for Jonathon, but amazingly for Markov chaining, I often couldn't distinguish betw

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Larry Meadors
LOL, Jon, do you read your own posts? On 3/28/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do keep your eye on the ball, Paul. These people have had every chance > to respond to my points via legitimate debate and they chose not to. OK, so what you are saying here is that "these people" coul

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Dave Newton
Jonathan Revusky wrote: > Don't do it again, Rick. Or else! Dave - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-28 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Paul Benedict wrote: Sorry Jonathan this is happening to you. It's really inappropriate what was done. If somebody doesn't like you or your opinions, this isn't a way to treat another person regardless, if this is really a spoof. But you did come down hard on some people and I think, while it i

Re: I apologize for maintaining human standards

2006-03-28 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Quinn Stone wrote: Larry Meadors, Rick Reumann, recently departed Jester Moose. Thank you. What are you thanking them for? Let's rewind a sec here. James Mitchell posted a private message to this list that I wrote several days ago when I was angry. He posted the private message in an attempt

Re: I apologize for maintaining human standards

2006-03-28 Thread David Delbecq
Quinn Stone a écrit : > >I think maybe we should have for users, for developers, and a new > for those that want to have pissing contests. Speaking of saturation... > >Q > > > +1 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: I apologize for maintaining human standards

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Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Rick Reumann
Hey Jonathan, relax a bit. Come chill out with us tomorrow in #FunkyCodeMonkey on irc.darkmyst.org You can complain about struts in real time and talk up MagicMarker or whatever:) Anyone else is welcome to join as well. It's a good time and makes the day a bit more bearable when your stressed at

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Brandon Goodin wrote: On 3/27/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Brandon Goodin wrote: Okay, I am not a regular reader of the struts mail that roles across my inbox. But, this juicy tidbit caught my attention. Jonathan, I'd just like to say that you took a bold step accusing som

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Rick Reumann wrote: Lighten up. I wrote it. It was supposed to be joke to bring levity to an incredibly annoying situation. If I wrote actually trying to be you and truly impersonate you, that would be a different matter. If I wanted to really spoof being you I wouldn't have made it such an obvio

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Brandon Goodin
On 3/27/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brandon Goodin wrote: > > Okay, > > > > I am not a regular reader of the struts mail that roles across my > > inbox. But, this juicy tidbit caught my attention. Jonathan, I'd just > > like to say that you took a bold step accusing someone of

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Hey Nony Moose
Jonathan Revusky wrote: > Well, there is the minor detail that the spoof really wasn't very > funny. Did you think it was funny? BANG thump ... that was the sound of the Court Jester shooting himself ... Dead Moose - To

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Larry Meadors
On 3/27/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brandon Goodin wrote: > > I'd also like to point out that you failed miserably. Larry is a > > good friend of mine and he would have no problem debating with you. > > You may actually believe this, but probably nobody else here does. Hahaha

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Brandon Goodin wrote: Okay, I am not a regular reader of the struts mail that roles across my inbox. But, this juicy tidbit caught my attention. Jonathan, I'd just like to say that you took a bold step accusing someone of spoofing you. I made an honest mistake. I really was sure it was him. So

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Larry Meadors
Ouch. On 3/27/06, Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually that's pretty funny. That shows how weak our Tampa JUG is:) Larry > speaks one time at it, and he becomes famous. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fo

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Larry Meadors
On 3/27/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Larry Meadors wrote: > So I though it just had to be you especially given the idiotic "butt-monkey" > post. > > It was an honest mistake. Your behavior has been deplorable, of course, > but you didn't do this. :-) Idiotic?! That was *FUNNY

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Rick Reumann
Actually that's pretty funny. That shows how weak our Tampa JUG is:) Larry speaks one time at it, and he becomes famous. On 3/27/06, Jonathan Revusky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Larry Meadors wrote: > > Haha, thanks for the insults and vote of no confidence, but you are > > barking up the wrong

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Larry Meadors
Well, true, who can blame him, I mean...I am kinda dead sexy with the "March in Montana" pallor. Larry On 3/27/06, Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 3/27/06, Larry Meadors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Way to go Rick, you butt-monkey - Jonathan jumped all over ME! > > > It must be t

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Larry Meadors wrote: Haha, thanks for the insults and vote of no confidence, but you are barking up the wrong tree...I mean, shoot, the words "butt-monkey" are *nowhere* in that original email. Okay, I retract that. The google search "Larry Measors struts" the first hit is www.tampajug.org h

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Hey Nony Moose
... and as I said in the other thread ... you *lucky bast%rds!*, we floor level developers can't get away with such behavoiur. you must have *such* income security! do you sell Amway on the side or something? Larry Meadors wrote: >Way to go Rick, you butt-monkey - Jonathan jumped all over ME! >

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Rick Reumann
On 3/27/06, Larry Meadors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Way to go Rick, you butt-monkey - Jonathan jumped all over ME! It must be that nice Montana tan that you have. -- Rick

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Larry Meadors
Way to go Rick, you butt-monkey - Jonathan jumped all over ME! Larry PS: To add insult to injury, you forgot the "a" there - "It was supposed to be *a* joke"...so make that "Way to go Rick, you illiterate butt-monkey". On 3/27/06, Rick Reumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lighten up. I wrote i

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Rick Reumann
Lighten up. I wrote it. It was supposed to be joke to bring levity to an incredibly annoying situation. If I wrote actually trying to be you and truly impersonate you, that would be a different matter. If I wanted to really spoof being you I wouldn't have made it such an obvious joke. I would have

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Larry Meadors
Haha, thanks for the insults and vote of no confidence, but you are barking up the wrong tree...I mean, shoot, the words "butt-monkey" are *nowhere* in that original email. BTW, I do not live in Florida, and as a point of honor try to avoid having battles of wits with unarmed opponents. Larry O

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Brandon Goodin
Okay, I am not a regular reader of the struts mail that roles across my inbox. But, this juicy tidbit caught my attention. Jonathan, I'd just like to say that you took a bold step accusing someone of spoofing you. I'd also like to point out that you failed miserably. Larry is a good friend of mine

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Paul Benedict
Sorry Jonathan this is happening to you. It's really inappropriate what was done. If somebody doesn't like you or your opinions, this isn't a way to treat another person regardless, if this is really a spoof. But you did come down hard on some people and I think, while it is no excuse to the spo

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
Larry Meadors wrote: Hi, Larry. How is the weather in Tampa Bay, today? I don't know exactly where your talents lie, but you're not very good at identity spoofing. Don't do this any more. This has got to be abuse of the apache.org systems (and all the ones in between) writing posts and signi

Re: I Apologize

2006-03-27 Thread Jonathan Revusky
In case people don't realize this immediately, I didn't write this. jonathan revusky wrote: I just wanted to apologize to everyone for my arrogant behavior recently. I do understand that Struts isn't so bad. Times have been tough for me lately and I think I acted out on this list because of i