Re: RFC: Server-Side Request and Response Objects (v2)

On Thu, 27 Feb 2020 at 17:06, Paul M. Jones <pmjones@pmjones.io> wrote: > Hi Rowan, > > > On Feb 27, 2020, at 10:57, Rowan Tommins <rowan.collins@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > you seem to be happy to just put it out there and see > > Perhaps it was not your intent, but even so: please don't put words in my > mouth. We spoke of this before; quoting myself from < > https://externals.io/message/108436#108650> ... > > > I don't *expect* anything from existing published library authors; > however ... > > > > • I *suspect* that some will choose to ignore this extension, > > > > • that others will decorate or extend it, > > > > • and that still others may find their own work so close to this > extension that they migrate over to it entirely. > > I continue to hold that position. > Perhaps I am over-interpreting them, but the words you choose always seem to me very passive, as though shrugging and saying "it might happen, or it might not". In the exchange quoted above, I can see why "expect" might have felt too strong, but "suspect" is right at the other extreme; do you also "hope", "desire", or "want" people to use it? Regards, -- Rowan Tommins [IMSoP]