[jQuery] Promoting jQuery the WRONG way
One of the things that I love about the jQuery community is the true
dedication and love that people have for the library. Its amazing how
attached you can get to something when it truly helps you out in some way.
But we need to be careful about how far we take that dedication and
love. When it starts boiling over to the point of badmouthing other
projects, then its really crossed the line of proper etiquette and I can
tell you that its NOT the type of support the jQuery project is looking for.
I was recently advised of a negative comment directed at Dean Edward's
base2.DOM library and Roger Johansson via Roger's blog:
http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200704/base2dom_is_my_kind_of_javascript_library/
The comment that really stuck out is: "This is a bloated library with
minimal functionality and very few time-saving features."
to which Dean replied:
"I love jQuery but I'm really starting to dislike its users. Why do you
have to make everything into a competition? There is plenty of room for
all sorts of JavaScript libraries to do all sorts of things. This
library does one thing: standards. Some people, like Roger, prefer to
work with standards."
Guys, we DO NOT need this type of negative opinion of the project or the
community, especially from someone as influential as Dean Edwards. We
all work very hard to build a great library with an amazing community
and I think its EXTREMELY important to really think about how you you
handle your business when it comes to jQuery.
I can't tell you what to write but I can ask that you at least consider
what the impact of your words are and how it can effect the jQuery
project before posting something.
jQuery is growing tremendously and I'd really like everyone's help in
ensuring a positive image for this amazing project.
Rey Bango
Evangelism Team
The jQuery Project
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