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Re: Never-converge-itis (was Re: XML matters for the Web - and thebrowser)
- From: Edd Dumbill <edd@usefulinc.com>
- To: XML-DEV <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 18:13:07 +0100
On Sat, 2001-09-08 at 19:58, Dave Winer wrote:
> Edd did the same thing last month with XML-based protocols, declaring the
> industry moribund because he only goes to conferences and doesn't pay any
> attention to the accomplishments of independent developers working over the
> Internet itself.
If for no other reason than the sake of the archives, I think I ought to
refute this. I never declared the web services circus moribund, and to
suggest I'm unaware of independent developers is absurd. I regularly
give a disproportionate amount of coverage to individuals in the field
precisely because I understand their importance [1].
-- Edd
[1] "The State of XML: Why Individuals Matter", XML.com, May 30 2001.
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/05/30/stateofxml.html