On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Mike Meyer <m...@mired.org> wrote: > The words "Core Platform" makes me think there ought to be a "non-Core" > platform. This would actually match the Clojure model, where there's "the > stuff that's part of Clojure", "a set of recommended libraries", and "the > library archive anyone can put stuff in". If the platform is going to > undergo serious shrinkage, maybe the things that get pushed out - like the > OpenGL stuff - should be considered for that middle category? Less rigorous > testing, not bundled with the platform, but unlike all of hackage, an > effort is made to insure that there's a repository where it builds on top > of the "core platform"? >
That's pretty much what I'm thinking of, yes. Not sure about "less rigorous testing" --- but "doesn't have to release at the same time" is a possibility. -- brandon s allbery kf8nh sine nomine associates allber...@gmail.com ballb...@sinenomine.net unix, openafs, kerberos, infrastructure, xmonad http://sinenomine.net
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