On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 12:23:45PM -0800, Peter Seibel wrote:
> On Dec 15, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Michael J Forster wrote:
> 
[...]
> > I think one person should compile and post an initial list of URLs
> > and one-line summaries, rather than everyone spraying their Google
> > hits for "lisp" at the mailing list.  Then--in one thread--we can
> > all sift through, refine, and add to the list until we're satisfied.
> >
> > I'm willing to do this if no one else is.  Peter?
> 
> You said the magic words: "I'm willing to do this". Go for it. To  
> keep it simple, why don't you send to the mailing list a Lisp list of  
> this form:
> 
>   '((:url "http://www.lispniks.com/cl-gardeners/";
>      :description "CL Gardeners project. Group devoted to improving  
> the Common Lisp Landscape.")
>    (:url "http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/";
>     :description "Practical Common Lisp, online version of the  
> introduction to Common Lisp by Peter Seibel.")
>     ...)
> 
> Once things are in s-expressions the rest is easy. ;-) (For instance,  
> I'll be able to take those and quickly generate some web pages to put  
> on www.lispniks.com.)

Groovy.  I have work to attend to for the remainder of the day, but
I will submit a list later in the day tomorrow.


> > However, long-term, I would really like to see a consolidation of  
> > content
> > and code under one site.  I think that's the barrier we have to
> > breach to avoid becoming yet another list of links.  See my rant  
> > above.
> 
> Well, we'll get there when we get there. The key thing, for me  
> anyway, is that CL Gardeners actually *do* some stuff, providing net  
> new value before we go to the rest of the Lisp world saying, hey, you  
> should let us have all your content so we can build the best Lisp  
> site ever.

Of course.  No disagreement here.  And thanks, Peter.


Cheers,

Mike


--
Michael J. Forster
Shared Logic Inc.

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