I was thinking about what I said earlier - about "deconstructing" the notion of a Scheme standard.
Here is a thought for the Steering Committee: I was suggesting a need to tolerate, under the umbrella of "Scheme", contradictory notions of what Scheme is. What literary form and what bureaucratic means of production could sustain such a world, without losing coherence? Aha!: A Journal. Perhaps future Revised Reports on the Algorithmic Language Scheme should be refereed journals! The Steering committee can exploit (hopefully in a benevolent way) it's legitimacy with a very broad community to make this *not quite* the same thing as an academic journal, but also of high quality and helpful to the future development and use of Scheme. "Schisms" (e.g., () ?= #f ) can happen and get along just fine, in that format. Any language-definition committee that gets along well and comes up with something interesting can publish (if accepted) that. The journal can include a "letters" column to convey the editorial perspective on community feedback and their response. Also: Journals are easier to monetize, at least modestly, in ways compatible with the mission. -t _______________________________________________ r6rs-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.r6rs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/r6rs-discuss
