• From: Edd Dumbill <edd@u...>
• To: XML-DEV <xml-dev@l...>
• 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

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