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Simon St.Laurent wrote:

> rob@koberg.com (Robert Koberg) writes:
> 
>>Doesn't the fact that someone (elharo, I never know how to address
>>these people who use 3 names...) came out so strong in favor of
>>something they have never implemented or never seen implemented give
>>anybody pause?
> 
> 
> No.  Not at all, actually.  These things frequently are less complicated
> than the grizzled veterans who've spent too long on their own paths
> complain.  The path he's proposing has less junk in the way than a lot
> of other approaches.
> 
> (I also wrote a book on Cookies, so please don't question my credentials
> as well.)

yes, you frequently mention your accomplishments; congratulations?

> 
> 
>>It seems strange to me that he clearly declared his (untested) way was
>>correct and the people who actually need/use a certain way for
>>real-life business purposes are so
>>wrong/ignorant/immature-in-the-ways-of-the-web.
> 
> 
> If you can't stand a challenge to your "real-life business purposes",
> what exactly are you doing here?

challenging?

I tend to wonder why many people are here on what is supposed to be an 
XML development list.

> 
> 
>>It is also interesting that when he implemented it his site broke...
> 
> 
> And have you noticed the reports coming in that it does in fact work?

the point was that he clearly stated the correct *way* without having 
used it or seen it used. I have no problem adapting/adopting a better 
way. I have been doing it most of my life (I started /programming/ with 
MACR Authorware developing educational CDROMs)

> 
> Wow.  This posting, which wasn't even targeted at my arguments, made me
> angrier than anything in a long time on xml-dev.  That's an impressive
> accomplishment, Robert.
> 

glad to oblige -- hope to do more in the future. By the way, I generally 
learn alot from your posts. Thanks.

-Rob

ubi o ubi est mi sub ubi






 

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