On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 15:14 -0700, Joe Marshall wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Thomas Lord<[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Ok, so you're on some kind of juridical mission I guess.
> >
> > You're implementing some program of "surveille and punish"
> > - that is, your exercise has the form of a power play.
> 
> Yes, I wish to sit in judgement at the right hand of Sussman.
> I am Robespierre and Torquemada.  I seek Purity of Essence,
> and proper theology and geometry in Scheme.
> Look upon my spreadsheet, ye mighty, and despair!

Yes, yes, I think that confirms my contentions.


> 
> > What's your goal?
> 
> My immediate goal was to suggest that simply counting
> the number of SRFIs that an implementation supports is
> likely to lead to a pissing contest.  It seems to me that some
> SRFIs are more important than others if one wants to
> consider compatibility.


I think you're really just accumulating facts
and get in trouble when you get into adding judgments.
Avoid the complex derivatives, so to speak.

You have a fine looking spread, other than that, 
as far as I know :-)

-t




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