[Mediawiki-l] fighting; WYSIWYG compatibility - Re: Apple's Wiki Server brings WYSIWYG to wiki

[Jan Steinman]

> From: "David Pace" <gps.david.pace at gmail.com>
> This attitdue of "don't like it? get out" strikes me as a bit  
> antiethical.

I haven't heard exactly that -- I think that may be a little of  
"creative listening."

What I don't like is the attitude that the core developers *should*  
do this or that *because* of this or that reason.

My attitude is that if you want something, DO IT and give it back to  
the community. If it's popular enough, aids their purpose, and  
doesn't subvert their greater mandate, the developers will roll it in.

But some here are stomping their feet and whining and threatening to  
abandon MediaWiki if this or that reason if their demand is not met.  
Yes, to them, I do say "GET OUT!"

With open source, the motto is "Lead, follow, or GET OUT OF THE WAY!"  
Whining and demanding is none of the above.

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