From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 680A9BC6B for ; Sat, 4 Aug 2007 20:04:32 +0200 (CEST) Received: from ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net (ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.140]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l74I4UDn020795 for ; Sat, 4 Aug 2007 20:04:31 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgAAAFRatEZ5LGJp/2dsb2JhbAAN X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.19,220,1183300200"; d="scan'208";a="167111949" Received: from ppp121-44-98-105.lns10.syd6.internode.on.net (HELO [192.168.1.201]) ([121.44.98.105]) by ipmail01.adl2.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 05 Aug 2007 03:34:29 +0930 Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Sorted list From: skaller To: Julien Moutinho Cc: caml-list@inria.fr In-Reply-To: <20070804173517.GA24131@jiyu.gnu> References: <46B4485B.7040406@menta.net> <46B454ED.700@philippewang.info> <1186226538.14440.105.camel@rosella.wigram> <46B48F3C.1040904@menta.net> <1186242141.11801.10.camel@rosella.wigram> <20070804173517.GA24131@jiyu.gnu> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:04:28 +1000 Message-Id: <1186250668.6025.49.camel@rosella.wigram> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.10.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 46B4BFAE.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; 0200,:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 model:01 cathedral:98 disciples:98 cvs:01 sourceforge:01 wrote:01 wrote:01 volunteers:01 caml-list:01 suggesting:02 heh:03 repository:03 On Sat, 2007-08-04 at 19:35 +0200, Julien Moutinho wrote: > On Sun, Aug 05, 2007 at 01:42:21AM +1000, skaller wrote: > > So Inria should provide the repository, and the Ocaml team has > > a final veto on selection .. but the work is done by outside > > volunteers. > I am quite half-hearted about the idea of an Inrians' veto, > despite the fact that, they sure know how to select. Inria will be held responsible for the packaging and libraries even if they disclaim authorship: they have a right under those circumstances to be selective and authoritarian. They also have to manage the respository and .. > That said... do they have enough manpower for such a peer-review task? No, of course not: they don't have enough to do the type theory they want to do. A project like Ocaml never has 'enough' resources. It's a question of bang-for-buck: leverage. A small investment of effort by Inria could provide a large return. > > So please would the High Priests of the Cathedral like > > to run a little Bazaar for their disciples? > Yep, Bazaar or another free software with a distributed repository model. Heh .. I wasn't actually suggesting bzr.. Inria use CVS so we'd be stuck with that. -- John Skaller Felix, successor to C++: http://felix.sf.net