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On 5 April 2010 08:13, Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 5 April 2010 03:13, Joshua Saddler <nightmorph@g.o> wrote: |
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>> Really, you're mostly making a case for a graphical XML editor like Beacon, rather than making a case for a wiki. :) |
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> That would already be a big improvement, yes. |
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>> That's your problem, then. Do you know what semantic means? |
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> Yes, I do. No need to be condescending. |
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>> But you're not a web author, |
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> I am, altho not as active lately. |
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>> Why the hell do you keep bringing up HTML? Stop comparing GuideXML with HTML. Treat them as two separate languages, please. |
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> Because clearly GuideXML is based on HTML. And anyone who knows HTML |
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> will likely be confused by some features of GuideXML. I can't treat |
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> them as completely separate, as there is too much overlap. |
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>> I only mentioned GuideXML in the context of "it's easier to learn because it has fewer tags than HTML" -- you operate under the mistaken assumption that GuideXML should be *like* HTML, |
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> No, I wish it weren't, but it *is* like HTML. |
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>> and that HTML has too many tags. |
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> I never said that. |
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>> You assume that everyone comes from an HTML background and thus will be confused by GuideXML. |
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> I would think that most people that become involved with Gentoo have |
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> most likely been exposed to some HTML coding. |
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You guys should take a while to cool off at this stage. |
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Quite frankly, the documentation project is just another open source |
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project - if anyone wants to change how things are done, the only real |
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way to do that is join the team, prove that you are dedicated and |
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committed, and promote change from the inside. |
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Cheers, |
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Arun Raghavan |
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http://arunraghavan.net/ |
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(Ford_Prefect | Gentoo) & (arunsr | GNOME) |