Dear all,
As someone who follows this list and occasionally joins in, I don't find
this discussion productive. In the interests of getting on, may I please
request you to stop for the time being. There is a lot of excellent work
being done by everyone who has contributed to the thread, and while
disagreements have been expressed, we have to learn to deal with
differences politely -- over-stressing an argument usually only makes
the disagreement deeper. Maybe we should all step back and chill a
little, perhaps even discuss all the other things that are going on :)
Good wishes,
Achal