Re: BIND

["Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <warren@ve3wwg.tk>]

Andrew Carroll wrote:

> I also have to laugh.  The Ada BIND project, at this point, is 
> nothing more than an account on sourceforge.  There are no 
> documents, no designs and no source code.  There are a bunch 
> of RFCs and possibly some C code to dig through.  No work 
> has been done, no evaluation of scope has been done, no 
> feasibility assessment has been done, no requirements gathered, 
> no stakeholders identified and no vision document drawn up.  
> Yet many of you are reacting to the Ada BIND proposal like 
> we just squashed your sweet little wiener dog with our big Ford 
> 1-ton 4x4 truck.  It is such an over reaction that it is funny.

I fully agree.

Certainly those that propose to work on this project are in the
best position to judge their own interest, goals and resources.

There is nothing wrong with competition either. I for one, would
very much welcome some additional choice in this area, and
would certainly welcome any Ada implementation, if it delivers
on the important goals. A reference BIND implementation is fine,
but a reference implementation need not be the production version.

Let them have a go at it. Allow them time to work out their
vision and research. This discussion seems to have attracted
the seagulls, which is unfortunate. (A seagull flies into the
room, and craps over everything)

> What I am saying is that I'm not convinced that the project 
> should be killed.  Give me some proof and then I might change 
> my mind.  Well, in reality we should continue the discussion on 
> the project mailing list.
> 
> adabind-public@lists.sourceforge.net
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/adabind/

I think instead, the discussion should be centered on how it
can succeed. It is always easier to criticize than to create.

-- 
Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
http://ve3wwg.tk