From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: David Pirotte Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user Subject: Re: A value for "nothing" Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 19:45:28 -0300 Message-ID: <20180915194528.6ee70953@capac> References: <8995890.4T62A8Hj0k@aleksandar-ixtreme-m5740> <2244446.TfDt2vcRxf@aleksandar-ixtreme-m5740> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; boundary="Sig_/YCmF5P06hqScyTFeF9i9PSm"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1537051441 25288 195.159.176.226 (15 Sep 2018 22:44:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:44:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: guile-user@gnu.org, hiphish@posteo.de To: John Cowan Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 16 00:43:57 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: guile-user@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1g1JIC-0006RV-Az for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Sun, 16 Sep 2018 00:43:56 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56994 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g1JKI-0006sn-PO for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Sat, 15 Sep 2018 18:46:06 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48670) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g1JJw-0006si-6c for guile-user@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Sep 2018 18:45:44 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g1JJr-0003My-5h for guile-user@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Sep 2018 18:45:44 -0400 Original-Received: from maximusconfessor.all2all.org ([79.99.200.102]:38862) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1g1JJq-0003M0-VM for guile-user@gnu.org; Sat, 15 Sep 2018 18:45:39 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by maximusconfessor.all2all.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF3D11BE008E; Sun, 16 Sep 2018 00:45:37 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from maximusconfessor.all2all.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (maximusconfessor.all2all.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id DD_gdmXwsOr9; Sun, 16 Sep 2018 00:45:37 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from capac (unknown [179.210.16.139]) by maximusconfessor.all2all.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 84D441BE008B; Sun, 16 Sep 2018 00:45:36 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.1 (GTK+ 2.24.32; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 79.99.200.102 X-BeenThere: guile-user@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: General Guile related discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "guile-user" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.user:14884 Archived-At: --Sig_/YCmF5P06hqScyTFeF9i9PSm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > You're right about null? being a problem. `Nothing` suggests an option > type. What about 'nada' or 'nix'? I'd call it tinn this is not nothing or tin this is nothing [ and tin, apart from the chemical, has a few of its meaning associated [ with the function of a 'container' (tin can, tin box ...) but we'd loose the fun --Sig_/YCmF5P06hqScyTFeF9i9PSm Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCgAdFiEEhCJlRZtBM3furJHe83T9k6MFetcFAludi4gACgkQ83T9k6MF etdtOAf/fnTuMrO2wb1QUh1plB/ah7rtkNuzaLvPUxhB5AHsvUh6g9ZuxnHHsFrW kLeEhB74vH50hIN1ioOJuoShQ47Fp92TFvtZWxlKbInTuoCmqmM065LyfGUYplDX Yvlo9qzUEymcA20lm4/iwJ19fJSKhAmIzr36YAjyatkTPyVu5Yq0+1+TfZOrc1p/ 8OqPCYdy7P9cHTDVkGDH2oZGMqeB66Pz+DhhryQ0hm3sxW05VizjBkVYVHBjCZt8 a/+kDIdNtKJ6Gck2oSX8Mb1jF6asmIBKIw9TkqeKJf2X6uwWk0YpqpZNlCexhHzc rSa+bcuxZdSyWhC7slJ847y5b2oktg== =DS1E -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/YCmF5P06hqScyTFeF9i9PSm--