[Zope3-dev] ZCML alternative

Shane Hathaway shane@zope.com
Mon, 03 Jun 2002 10:34:31 -0400


Guido van Rossum wrote:
>>I'll point out that this thread isn't going anywhere. We are
>>not going to stop using ZCML. Consider this a Papal edict.
> 
> 
> That's fine.  After this mail I will keep my (unchanged) opinion that
> XML is sub-optimal for this purpose to myself, so that we can move
> forward on more interesting things.  Consider this a BDFL
> pronouncement.

Oops, now we have dueling dictators.  Or more accurately, it's the Pope 
vs. the dictator.  Since no one can get hurt, this is kind of 
entertaining. ;-)

I really liked Phillip's suggestion.  Requiring documentation via 
namespaces could go a long way toward solving the problem.

Shane