[jsr-314-open] [ADMIN] JSF Wikipedia Page

[Lincoln Baxter III]

Whatever we think is best, I'm just getting it started ;)

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Lincoln Baxter, III
http://ocpsoft.com
http://scrumshark.com
"Keep it Simple" 

On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 19:25 -0500, Dan Allen wrote:

> Good point Jason. As the primary link, could you make it this link:
> http://java.sun.com/javaee/javaserverfaces/index.jsp. Then, just
> create a short section about the EG's dedication to openness and the
> creation of the www.javaserverfaces.org root node. Because really,
> www.javaserverfaces.org is something created by the EG rather than
> Sun, who really owns the technology definition (I guess).
> 
> -Dan 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Jason Lee <jason at steeplesoft.com>
> wrote:
> 
>         >From the hip, I'm not sure The Powers That Be at Sun are
>         going to like the JSF Home Page point to javaserverfaces.org
>         and not the Sun page.  Not sure how best to handle that,
>         though.
>         
>         
>         
>         
>         On 12/16/09 6:19 PM, Lincoln Baxter III wrote: 
>         
>         > I've taken the liberty of updating the JSF page on
>         > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaServer_Faces 
>         > 
>         > I don't know how many of you have read it, but it was
>         > atrocious: horrible grammar, entire paragraphs that added
>         > almost no value (or should have been included in a section
>         > for "details nobody needs to know,") and generally too much
>         > text that said too little.
>         > 
>         > Notably, I removed the comparison to other frameworks
>         > because it was rather uninformative (save the .net version)
>         > These features can be pulled back in, if we deem them to be
>         > accurate and beneficial to the audience (which on wikipedia,
>         > should be considered, "interested academics and business
>         > researchers",) so such a comparison may be valuable, but I
>         > assert that we should re-evaluate the manner in which is it
>         > done. The focus should be on JSF, not the other frameworks.
>         > (This section was almost as long as the rest of the
>         > article.)
>         > 
>         > I've moved the focus from JSF1 to JSF2, while still keeping
>         > some references to JSF1 functionality. JSF2 is the new
>         > standard, and I've made that clear. 
>         > 
>         > Please feel free to add/update - it is our responsibility as
>         > the experts to make sure that the correct knowledge is on
>         > here. My focus is on clarity and understanding, but if
>         > someone more technical wants to elaborate on anything I've
>         > done, or add new information, go ahead, and I'll try to make
>         > sure it lays out well and flows intuitively.
>         > 
>         > You can see all my changes here:
>         > http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=JavaServer_Faces&action=historysubmit&diff=332153215&oldid=332141364
>         > 
>         > Thanks,
>         > 
>         > ---
>         > Lincoln Baxter, III
>         > http://ocpsoft.com
>         > http://scrumshark.com
>         > "Keep it Simple" 
>         > 
>         > 
>         
>         
>         
>         
>         
>         -- 
>         Jason Lee, SCJP
>         President, Oklahoma City Java Users Group
>         Senior Java Developer, Sun Microsystems
>         http://blogs.steeplesoft.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dan Allen
> Senior Software Engineer, Red Hat | Author of Seam in Action
> Registered Linux User #231597
> 
> http://mojavelinux.com
> http://mojavelinux.com/seaminaction
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