RE: [Xdoclet-user] OPEN POLL: do you want support for multiple la nguages in XDoclet?

[Craig D. <cra...@ki...>]

Personally I think XDoclet is a great tool and I am usually at the =
bleeding
edge as far as using its features go, so I am always the one waiting =
for the
latest bug fix or feature enhancement to make me happy. :)  So I would
happily sacrifice multi-lingual docs in favor of faster bug fixing and
feature enhancements.

There is an innate problem/feature when it comes to tools like XDoclet. =
It
is open-source, which means it is (for the most part) developed in =
people's
spare time for which they do not get any reimbursement. So if we force =
new
additions to the code to come with docs in multiple-languages then =
people
will either develop the additions they need and not share them, or not
develop them at all. Secondly, who is going to produce these additional =
docs
in secondary languages? Most people speak one or two languages at best =
(most
only one), and there are enough users of XDoclet to make it believable =
that
we would need the docs in 5 or more languages to make everyone happy.

As the old adage goes - "you get what you pay for". XDoclet is FREE, so
either enjoy it and use it as it is, or stop complaining and help make =
it
better. There is nothing I hate more then to see people volunteer their =
time
and then get flamed for their work. If you want the docs in German or
Spanish or whatever, then volunteer to help translate them - but then =
again
if you can translate the English, you don't need the other version do =
you!!

The reality is, if you want a product with multi-lingual support that =
is
up-to-date and synchronized with the English version, go BUY some =
massively
over-priced Rational product instead!


-----Original Message-----
From: xdo...@li...
[mailto:xdo...@li...]On Behalf Of Aslak
Helles=F8y
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:12 PM
To: xdoclet-user
Subject: [Xdoclet-user] OPEN POLL: do you want support for multiple
languages in XDoclet?


Answer "Yes" or "No" to the list. Feel free to elaborate. Eberybody can =
vote
and your dog too.



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