----- Original Message ----- From: "Kimbro Staken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: Re: Problems With Implementing XMLDB API
> There's a big difference between stating a respectful opinion and stating > an disrespectful opinion. Disrespectful opinions are counter productive, > they force a defensive response and thereby discourage discussion of the > issue. Your opinions are presented in a disrespectful and attacking manner. > Telling us that our work is "flawed" simply forces us to defend our work > rather then to explore the issues. Drop the blatant criticism from your > opinion statements and you'll find people will be much more willing to > listen to what you say. This is advice from someone who has also had a > discussion or two with managers about similar issues. I reread my original email and I find nothing disrespectful in it besides a statement that I believe the design is flawed. Where I come from, when a document that is a draft and is in the "request for comments" phase as the XML:DB API supposedly is from the notices on the page[0] then it is expected that it contains flaws which should be addressed before the document becomes enters featre freeze on its way to becoming a standard. If the word "flaw" offended anybody involved in writing the document then I extend my apologies since my intent was not to engender any hurt feelings but instead to provide a critique of the API from an implementor's(somewhat :) perspective. The issue is not important enough to me to become a spirit of ill will on this list so I've decided to retract my criticisms. [0] http://www.xmldb.org/xapi/xapi-draft.html -- THINGS TO DO IF I BECOME AN EVIL OVERLORD #123 If I decide to hold a contest of skill open to the general public, contestants will be required to remove their hooded cloaks and shave their beards before entering. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact administrator: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Read archived messages: http://archive.xmldb.org/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
