- From: Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk>
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:08:33 -0000 (UTC)
> David Singer wrote: > So far, we've had vague use cases > related to historians and time lines In what way do you consider those use cases "vague", and what would it take for you to consider them less so? > there's been no clear description of the problems that > need solving That's clearly an opinion, but I'd say it's a fundamentally wrong one. > we really > shouldn't be attempting to solve every little problem. Yet that seems > to be what some people are pushing for by asking for alternative > calendar systems, better historical date support, durations and time > intervals, without much regard for the complexity such features would > introduce for both authors and implementers. Wanting to resolve those clearly-delineated issues is not "attempting to solve every little problem"; nor do I see anyone not having "regard for the complexity such features would introduce". Perhaps you could cite evidence? [Snip issues already addressed by Bruce Lawson]] -- Andy Mabbett ** via webmail **
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