> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Wonsil [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 9:23 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Java: Windows Integration/Migration
>
>

<snip>

> Second, our friends at apache.org has developed a project
> called POI.  Here
> is the description:
>

<snip>

> POI stands for Poor Obfuscation Implementation. Why would we name our
> project such a derogatory name? Well, Microsoft's OLE 2
> Compound Document
> Format is a poorly conceived thing.

<snip>

> HSSF (Horrible Spreadsheet Format)

<snip>

> HDF (Horrible Document Format)

<snip>

> HPSF (Horrible Property Set Format)

/sarcasm on

Oh yeah!

I am gonna rush right out and get this. The security of knowing that support
for this product is ensured by the blinding hatred of the underlying
technology is very comforting.

/sarcasm off

Seriously, this naming covention for a product they are releasing has to be
one of the most childish acts I have seen in a long time.

Comments are my own... not my employer's... etc.

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