the question was directed at everyone supporting r6. what exactly is meant by 'portable', however, if only three implementations intend to support r6? portability does not seem to be a pressing concern.
-elf On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Robby Findler wrote: > I'm not sure if you're directing these questions at me or everyone, > but I'll give my answers (and then probably bow out). I think r6rs is > not the most pragmatic and internally beautiful thing, but it takes an > important step forward, imo, by filling in the language with enough > stuff to make it reasonable to expect to be able to write portable > programs (something I consider a flaw (or perhaps 'lack' is a better > word) in the previous standards). As far as the other question goes, > I'm not sure -- you'd have to ask the editors I suppose, but I think > it is clear that it is an outgrowth of R5RS. > > Best, > Robby > > On 10/30/07, Elf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> heh, thanks for posting this. >> >> i guess this begs the next question: >> >> is r6rs the 'most pragmatic and internally beautiful' thing? >> and have its innovations (or lack thereof) been the product of a feedback >> loop revising flaws in the existing standard, or is it something else >> entirely? >> >> -elf >> >> >> On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Robby Findler wrote: >> >>> One answer to this was posted on the plt-scheme blog: >>> >>> http://blog.plt-scheme.org/2007/06/r6rs-is-perfect.html >>> >>> Robby >>> >>> On 10/30/07, Elf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> this is a query directed at those in support of r6rs: >>>> >>>> does r6rs represent a manifestation of the Right Thing? >>>> >>>> >>>> reason for this query: it seems as though the major difference between the >>>> various factions boils down to the Rightness or lack thereof of r6rs. do >>>> those defending r6rs claim that it is the Right Thing? this is unclear. >>>> >>>> >>>> -elf >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> r6rs-discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.r6rs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/r6rs-discuss >>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ r6rs-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.r6rs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/r6rs-discuss
