Folks--

I love the XMLS package because it takes XML and turns it into s-exps
which I can then car/cdr through for whatever I want.  My needs are
simple and that package fits 'em.

However, it seems to be unmaintained.

The main problem is that it assumes that the XML you're working with is
latin-1 (for both reading and writing), and, well, the XML I work with
(syndication feeds), isn't.

So, I've had to patch it a bit to make it work within SBCL.

I understand the code just enough to make it work for my purposes and at
this point, since it's a single file, I've just started including it
directly into my own projects rather than using the asdf-installable
version.

SO, here's the deal:

1. I'd be happy to take over maintainership of that tiny 
   code base, set up a darcs repo, etc, etc.

2. I'd be happy if someone else took over the maintainership
   as well: someone I could submit my patch to who could either
   just accept it, or fix the problem it addresses in a more 
   idiomatic way.

What I don't know how to do is, well, take over that maintainership, so
I'd need a mentor to help with that.  My preference is for
common-lisp.net (though I'm not a fan of cvs), with a mailing list and
the whole thing.

What do you think?  Next steps?

Keith

-- 
Keith F Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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