RE: [OT] Aren't we all fighting the same battles?

2004-11-06 Thread Eric Pugh
I think you actually have to narrow your criteria. Within jakarta commons we try to focus on one component approach versus multiple component approach, even though that doesn't always happen. And, in many ways, jakarta commons has been VERY sucessful in providing reusable components. Just look

[OT] Aren't we all fighting the same battles?

2004-11-05 Thread Corey Scott
This may not the time (or the place), but I am going to ask anyway. It would seem that at the moment, all around the world, people are doing the same work over and over. Particularly in regard to certain packages/functions, this to me seems a little (well a lot) redundant. Specifically, there

RE: [OT] Aren't we all fighting the same battles?

2004-11-05 Thread Shapira, Yoav
. And I don't think it's bad. ;) And with that, a good weekend to all ;) Yoav Shapira http://www.yoavshapira.com -Original Message- From: Corey Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 1:21 PM To: Jakarta Commons Developers List Subject: [OT] Aren't we all fighting

Re: [OT] Aren't we all fighting the same battles?

2004-11-05 Thread Martin Cooper
On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 02:21:09 +0800, Corey Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may not the time (or the place), but I am going to ask anyway. It would seem that at the moment, all around the world, people are doing the same work over and over. Particularly in regard to certain

Re: [OT] Aren't we all fighting the same battles?

2004-11-05 Thread Brett Porter
I agree with Yoav. Diversity is good - if everyone got on one project, everyone would have different ideas, and the tension would either tear them apart or nothing would ever get done while they tried to agree. Oh, and Jetspeed, Slide and Pluto probably all make components of a CMS too (as

Re: [OT] Aren't we all fighting the same battles?

2004-11-05 Thread Corey Scott
Thanks Martin, I hadnt seem Lenya before. Thanks to everyone else who commented. I didnt want to sound anti-diversity. I agree with you all diversity is good. I was trying to suggest developing something based on standards so that integration would be it usual nightmare. Obviously CMS was a