Josh Andler wrote:
Please know that anything Jon or Ted discuss is not as short sighted as you seem to think. I won't say that all ideas they have are perfect, but at the very least, they've probably put more thought into it than you're giving them credit for (and no offense, probably more time and thought than you have).
I know. I had some really bad word choice in my previous post... Actually Jon's idea is very far sighted, because I would just settle for a single language binding, make that language "official" and be done with it. What happened here is that I discussed Jon's idea with him on Jabber, and I had a hard time understanding how the data is actually communicated and the functions invoked; my concern right now is not that it would be cumbersome or limited, but rather that it might turn out that not enough people would understand it to keep it maintained. This kind of happened to Inkboard, so there is a precedent. But in the end I don't know much about XForms, maybe this solution will turn out great.
I have to put forth that it seems like you are a little too quick with dismissing the input of others. Given that you have applied for SoC, I have to ask... will you be able to really take advice from a mentor as seriously as you should?
Sorry if I sounded dismissive of other people's ideas. That wasn't my intention. I know that most Inkscape devs have loads more experience than me. I think advice from a mentor is a different thing than just discussing an idea on the list - here we're on equal footing, even though our competence levels greatly vary, but in mentorship it's clear "who's the boss".
Regards, Krzysztof Kosiński