From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Neil Jerram Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.devel Subject: Re: NEWS entries -- user-visible? Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:08:12 +0100 Message-ID: <87y6roaygj.fsf@arudy.ossau.uklinux.net> References: <2bc5f8210906141243l630335e0o3fb771f22e94a962@mail.gmail.com> <87bpoq8mm5.fsf@arudy.ossau.uklinux.net> <86tz2dxo80.fsf@gnu.org> <87fxdwcdyv.fsf@arudy.ossau.uklinux.net> <861vpghzqu.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1245434961 30513 80.91.229.12 (19 Jun 2009 18:09:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:09:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: guile-devel@gnu.org To: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?iso-8859-1?Q?Court=E8s?=) Original-X-From: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 19 20:09:16 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MHiWa-0003Ar-JM for guile-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:09:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48846 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MHiWZ-0008DK-U7 for guile-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:09:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MHiVi-0007eO-Ni for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:08:22 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MHiVd-0007cj-IF for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:08:21 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41355 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MHiVd-0007cg-Ab for guile-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:08:17 -0400 Original-Received: from mail3.uklinux.net ([80.84.72.33]:58701) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MHiVb-0001jP-1i; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:08:15 -0400 Original-Received: from arudy (host86-152-99-133.range86-152.btcentralplus.com [86.152.99.133]) by mail3.uklinux.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABB7B1F8D24; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:08:13 +0100 (BST) Original-Received: from arudy.ossau.uklinux.net (arudy [127.0.0.1]) by arudy (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0547338021; Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:08:12 +0100 (BST) In-Reply-To: <861vpghzqu.fsf@gnu.org> ("Ludovic =?iso-8859-1?Q?Court=E8s?= =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22's?= message of "Fri\, 19 Jun 2009 19\:58\:33 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.2 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4-2.6 X-BeenThere: guile-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: guile-devel-bounces+guile-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.devel:8718 Archived-At: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=E8s) writes: > Neil Jerram writes: > >> ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Court=E8s) writes: >> >>> I think GNU users, especially on non-GNU platforms (proprietary Unices, >>> etc.), have come to know what Gnulib is, and to appreciate it >>> (hopefully), which is why I thought it would make sense to mention it. >> >> Perhaps it should go in a new section of the NEWS, with title >> something like `News about how Guile itself is developed'. Then we >> might also mention using Git, libunistring etc. But there's a risk >> we'd just end up duplicated information in README and HACKING, I >> think. > > I was really thinking of GNU users, not GNU hackers. I think users, not > just hackers, may be interested in knowing Gnulib is used. > > That said, if you feel otherwise, it probably means that things aren't > that clearcut, so I won't insist on keeping this entry. I'm really not sure. It's an interesting idea. And I think it touches on the part of GNU philosophy that tries not to draw a firm line between users and developers. Do you think it's worth asking people on gnu-prog-discuss? Regards, Neil