From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thien-Thi Nguyen Newsgroups: gmane.lisp.guile.user Subject: Re: The future: accessing vectors, arrays, etc from C Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 06:52:36 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87acrvq1h5.fsf@zagadka.de> <41DB2F0C.9050304@ossau.uklinux.net> Reply-To: ttn@glug.org NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1104926006 23166 80.91.229.6 (5 Jan 2005 11:53:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:53:26 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 05 12:53:16 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1Cm9j2-0000OC-00 for ; Wed, 05 Jan 2005 12:53:16 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1Cm9uH-00070d-Hp for guile-user@m.gmane.org; Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:04:53 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1Cm9u8-0006z2-D3 for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:04:46 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1Cm9u6-0006yW-9e for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:04:42 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1Cm9u6-0006xQ-2f for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Jan 2005 07:04:42 -0500 Original-Received: from [207.245.121.137] (helo=mail.agora-net.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.34) id 1Cm9iP-0000J6-86 for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Jan 2005 06:52:37 -0500 Original-Received: from ttn by mail.agora-net.com with local (Exim 4.34) id 1Cm9iO-0003Uf-8s for guile-user@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Jan 2005 06:52:36 -0500 Original-To: guile-user@gnu.org In-reply-to: <41DB2F0C.9050304@ossau.uklinux.net> (message from Neil Jerram on Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:04:28 +0000) X-BeenThere: guile-user@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General Guile related discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: guile-user-bounces+guile-user=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.lisp.guile.user:3996 From: Neil Jerram Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:04:28 +0000 However, I wonder if perhaps we should have a more explicit and public policy on the level of change that is (i) acceptable and (ii) likely, from one major release to the next, so that developers know what to expect? probably it is better to simply accurately label what is released, than to restrict what is released. if the changes are major, bump the major version number. otherwise, the discrepency between label and goods inside the package just introduces confusion and mistrust. along w/ this approach would have to be an acceptance that not everyone is interested in following the change in lockstep. historically, that understanding has not been easy for guile maintainers to muster in word or deed, however. perhaps you will be able to break new ground here. basically, it is fine to "wander around the design space", as long as the activity is not misrepresented (or self-mistaken) as leadership. thi _______________________________________________ Guile-user mailing list Guile-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guile-user