R: [jdev] XMPP Certification Opinion Poll

[Sander Devrieze]

Op vrijdag 13 mei 2005 14:31, schreef Roberto Della Pasqua:
> Hi dear developers,
>
> IMHO will be allright have the list of the clients sorted by rank column.
>
> Users will vote/rank the favorite client...probably is a fair method.

The disadvantages of this method are that:
1) People can cheat and so influence the ranking.
2) It will make it more difficult for new innovative Jabber clients to become 
visible. Also when a project is abandoned, it will stay at a higher ranking 
for some time (cfr. Gabber) than new projects that are very innovative. In 
conclusion: it will be bad for innovation in Jabber clients world as only the 
oldest projects are subsidized with this kind of free promotion. (In 
contrast, the list should (IMO) be focussed on subsidizing the technically 
best, the most standards compliant, the most focussed on the Jabber protocol, 
the most stable, the most multiplatform, the most internationalized,... 
Jabber clients.)

-- 
Mvg, Sander Devrieze.

xmpp:sander at l4l.be ( http://jabber.tk/ )
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