Re: [eclipsecon-na-program-committee] Preparing for Monday

[Sven Efftinge <sven.efftinge@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 22, 2012, at 10:46 AM, Lars Vogel <lars.vogel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I also tend to upvote topics which would extend our reach as Eclipse community, for example the "Griffon and Eclipse 4" talk (http://www.eclipsecon.org/2013/sessions/tale-2-platforms-eclipse4-and-griffon) would connect us with the Griffon and Groovy community.

AFAIK Griffon is a direct competitor to E4, so people would either use Griffon or E4, correct?

He mentions that e4 is for RCP apps while Griffon is for desktop apps, but isn't that the same? What's the difference?

So if I'm correct with that, the abstract sounds a bit like a straw-man to place a Griffon talk at an EclipseCon. 

Also if it's meant to be a comparison (which is not clear to me) i think the speaker is not the best candidate to do an objective comparison as he's one of the authors of Griffon.

I personally think that competition is good and the e4 community might learn something from Griffon. Also having both covered at the conference might attract people who are about to make a decision for one or the other.

And finally the speaker is good and well-known. So +1 from my side, but if I'm right I think he should update the title and abstract to make it clear that Griffon is a competitor to e4 and that the talk is about Griffon.

Sven