Marc Clifton (of MyXaml fame) and Frank Hileman (of VG.NET fame) Respond

Hello,

  allow me to highlight the response by Marc Clifton (of MyXAML fame)
and by Frank Hileman (of VG.NET fame) to the Avalon Knock-Offs blog
story. 

  Marc writes in the blog story titled "Microsoft Is Missing The Boat":

Regarding Avalon-XAML, I pretty much agree with what he's saying. This
is why I've tried to position MyXaml not as an Avalon-XAML ripoff, but
rather as a declarative programming language in its own right.  I
think there's a lot to be gained, possibly generally, in building
applications with a clear separation between declarative and
imperative programming.  It makes the task of design and
implementation easier and it provides the customer with a flexible,
customizable, and easily upgradeable product.  It opens the door to
server-based rich-thin client applications.

So yes, in my mind, not only is Xamlon missing the boat, but Microsoft
is too.

Regarding VG.net, I think comparing it to Avalon/XAML is like mixing
apples and oranges.  It's a self-contained product.  And besides, it
has a full-fledged designer which Xamlon and Microsoft don't have. 
How you can compare VG.net with Avalon and Xamlon is beyond me.

As to who's borrowing ideas from whom--let's get real here folks.
Avalon borrowed ideas from SVG and XAML is a borrowed idea from
several XML-based declarative languages--both have been available for