From: David Vallner <david@...>
Date: 2006-08-30T11:40:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Dr. Dobb's dumps on RedCloth

James Britt wrote:
> David Vallner wrote:
> 
> 
>>
>> But Dr. Dobbs'  point -is- valid, exposing someone to that by default, 
>> heck, without a WYSIWYG alternative is just vile - even if it's 
>> technically a very good alternative to HTML, it's an annoying We Know 
>> What's Good For You Better Than You Do attitude to your users / 
>> customers. 
> 
> It seems more like a  "We're offering an option for people who prefer 
> Textile to WYSIWYG or hand-coded HTML, since no one is forced to use any 
> of these tools, and choice is good" attitude.
> 
> The reviewer missed this same point.
> 

Hmm. My phrasing of that was wrong. And probably what I was saying in 
the first place too... Comparing a rather specialised text-sharing tool 
to Word-inna-browser ones is indeed nonsense.

David Vallner