From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,88ed72d98e6b3457 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-10-09 20:02:17 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!chcgil2-snh1.gtei.net!news.bbnplanet.com!wn11feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc54.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3F86211B.103@comcast.net> From: "Robert I. Eachus" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20021120 Netscape/7.01 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Standard Library Interest? References: <3F7F760E.2020901@comcast.net> <3F8035B0.7080902@noplace.com> <3F816A35.4030108@noplace.com> <3F81FBEC.9010103@noplace.com> <6Ingb.30667$541.13861@nwrdny02.gnilink.net> <3F82B4A4.5060301@noplace.com> <3F82F527.3020101@noplace.com> <3F846B5E.9080502@comcast.net> <3F855460.6020804@noplace.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.34.139.183 X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-Trace: rwcrnsc54 1065754937 24.34.139.183 (Fri, 10 Oct 2003 03:02:17 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 03:02:17 GMT Organization: Comcast Online Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 03:02:17 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:569 Date: 2003-10-10T03:02:17+00:00 List-Id: Marin David Condic wrote: > 1) Would the ARG & Vendors be receptive to the end result? They don't > have to agree to endorse/distribute it up front, but if such a library > were to exist & meet some expectations, would they get on board? Would > they be willing to participate to the level of saying what it is they > want to see in an end product? Would they be willing to sit in on > periodic reviews to discuss direction, etc.? I'd want to see the effort > produce something that the ARG and Vendors would *want* to put some > stamp of approval on and distribute - but I'm not a mind reader. You really don't want to ask the ARG. We have a specific role under WG9, and if this was made a NWI (new work item), it might be assigned to some other RG, probably one set up for the purpose. > 2) Who is going to play "Editor/Publisher" to make sure that what comes > in meets some sort of standards of acceptability? It can't be a > free-for-all with anybody building anything they like with whatever > style they like and to whatever quality they like, etc. I'd think that > an editor (or small group of editors) could work with prospective > authors to make sure they are working on the "right" things and to the > "right" guidelines. Otherwise, its just another inconsistent mess - but > all under one roof. Good idea. WG9 would probably need to assign a sucker er, technical editor anyway, and there would be periodic dead tree versions published. Of course no one with any sense would use other than the on-line version. ;-) > I could see other questions like licensing, etc. coming into the mix > rather quickly, but for now, I'd just like to see #1 and #2 answered. That's why I suggested keeping the focus on the first level naming. The actual source could be public domain, copyrighted under various terms, or even licensed for big bucks. But having a central repository of names would insure that conflicts did not arise. > BTW: I'd propose "CAL" as the root package name and from there, you can > have "CAL.Statistics". But be sure to build the statistics stuff > utilizing whatever comes under "CAL.Containers". ;-) You meant Ada.Containers, right? Of course, if it is necessary, one could be a renaming of the other. -- Robert I. Eachus "Quality is the Buddha. Quality is scientific reality. Quality is the goal of Art. It remains to work these concepts into a practical, down-to-earth context, and for this there is nothing more practical or down-to-earth than what I have been talking about all along...the repair of an old motorcycle." -- from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig