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 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 21:58:30 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news2.google.com!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!newsfeed.earthlink.net!stamper.news.pas.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Message-ID: <3F863C74.80403@noplace.com> From: Marin David Condic User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.0.1) Gecko/20020823 Netscape/7.0 (OEM-HPQ-PRS1C03) 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 Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 04:58:29 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.165.24.79 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net 1065761909 209.165.24.79 (Thu, 09 Oct 2003 21:58:29 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2003 21:58:29 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:576 Date: 2003-10-10T04:58:29+00:00 List-Id: It is also an example of why you need some sort of "Editor/Publisher" to establish rules for style and content. It is also an example of why an "All Volunteer" effort is difficult to make work. For example, I like the notion of version numbering. (I incorporated it into my own personal library of stuff - its difficult to get it right - especially if things like containers have persistence) I also like the notion of built in tests. If the library establishes that it wants those sorts of things but a given "Volunteer" decides he doesn't like the idea or doesn't want to invest the time, how are you going to squeeze him to get it done? You can refuse to accept the work until it meets some standards - but then maybe you don't get much work to accept. Volunteers are always free to pick up their marbles and go home - or start their *own* standard library. Its tricky to make something like this work and getting it right is time consuming - possibly expensive. That's why you want to be sure you're likely to meet with some acceptance of whatever you pull together before you go down that road. MDC Stephen Leake wrote: > > Just an example of the kinds of discussions an integrated library > committee will be having ... > -- ====================================================================== Marin David Condic I work for: http://www.belcan.com/ My project is: http://www.jsf.mil/NSFrames.htm Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ a c m . o r g "All reformers, however strict their social conscience, live in houses just as big as they can pay for." --Logan Pearsall Smith ======================================================================