Figured I'd throw in my few cents:
On 10/23/15 3:17 AM, Patrick Alken wrote:
1. Is anyone out there using GSL besides me? :-)
but of course ;-)
2. What functionality would you like to see added to GSL?
Quasi Monte Carlo integration would be nice to get into the main
development branch. I'm biased since I've already implemented this in an
extension.
I also like the idea of expanding the multidimensional interpolation
beyond the 2D code that I already contributed. There are two directions
to go with this: additional interpolation algorithms (which I have a
couple implementations for, contributed by Thomas Beutlich, but not
tests) and higher-dimensional interpolation. The latter is probably ripe
for someone else to work on.
3. Are you willing to develop and contribute the features you want?
Willing, yes, but able... not so much, at least not at the moment. I can
contribute small fixes and enhancements, but my job doesn't allow me
time for large feature development right now.
4. Would you like to see a quick release of GSL v2.0, or are you
content to work off the git repository?
I work on shared clusters where packages will only be installed from a
proper release. Sure, I could clone the git repository into my own
personal copy and use that, but it'd be a lot easier to have reasonably
up-to-date features available in the system version of GSL. That
requires an official numbered release. Plus, if anyone else tries to use
my code, they may not be familiar with git and may expect it to just
work. Again, it becomes easier to have a recent numbered release already
installed.
So I think it's time to release a new version. As some other people
mentioned, periodic releases are useful to maintain the appearance that
a project is healthy.
Thanks,
Patrick
and thank you!
:) David
