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From: Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>
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Subject: Re: Standard Library Interest?
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2003 18:07:17 +0200
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Marin David Condic wrote:

> But we've been there and done that numerous times. That's why it needs
> some kind of "Official Standing" and probably some high level of
> integration, consistency, orthogonality, documentation, etc., etc.
> *Anybody* can pull together a bunch of existing stuff from the internet.
> Getting it accepted as "The Thing" requires something more.

Yes, a critical mass. The Library need to be big enough and have enough
developer support so that everybody wants it.

With Regards

Martin

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