john redmond said:
>   Ever the pugilist, BB!

i don't understand why some people believe that a desire to
seek best practices implies some kind of "fighter" mentality.

when i say "x gives better results than y," it's not a _fight_...
it's a _discussion_, one in which i've invited you to take part,
by preparing the stage through the act of taking a position...

so if you believe that "y gives better results than x", say so!

then we can summon up the arguments for both positions,
discuss them so we understand them fully, and then go on
to weigh them carefully, so we arrive at the right conclusion.

sounds fairly civilized to me, if i do say so myself...


>   The view that I am trying to express is about
>   offering more attractive versions of text,
>   _regardless_ of how they are generated.

well, i'm not sure anyone here really cares much about that.
i certainly haven't detected much of it in the past, and even
now, i don't think that's really what is _upsetting_ to people.
they're upset because someone profits off their volunteerism.

but even if i'm wrong, and people really do want to offer up
"more attractive versions" of the e-books, the next question
-- the _very_ next question -- becomes "how do we do that?"

i've looked at your system.  i looked at it last december, and
i looked again just now.  i admire much of what you've done.
it's just that i think there are other systems, including mine,
which can give more benefits to end-users at less cost to p.g.

and i believe that conclusion will be fairly obvious to everyone.
so, you know, no fighting necessary...         :+)

-bowerbird