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=none autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from mail4-relais-sop.national.inria.fr (mail4-relais-sop.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.105]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F99EBBC4; Wed, 4 Mar 2009 08:59:26 +0100 (CET) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApMEAAvErUmD1+WRgWdsb2JhbACVCAEBFiKxPocyiEyECAY X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.38,299,1233529200"; d="scan'208";a="36059944" Received: from alumnus.caltech.edu ([131.215.229.145]) by mail4-smtp-sop.national.inria.fr with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 04 Mar 2009 08:58:58 +0100 Received: from alumnus.caltech.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by alumnus.caltech.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n247wdkd007122 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 3 Mar 2009 23:58:40 -0800 (PST) Received: (from txr@localhost) by alumnus.caltech.edu (8.13.6/8.12.3/Submit) id n247wded007119; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 23:58:39 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 23:58:39 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200903040758.n247wded007119@alumnus.caltech.edu> From: Tim Rentsch To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Cc: Xavier.Leroy@inria.fr In-reply-to: <49AC2775.1060005@inria.fr> (message from Xavier Leroy on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:37:41 +0100) Subject: Re: [Caml-list] The new OCaml book (Objective Caml Programming Language by Tim Rentsch) Reply-To: txr@alumni.caltech.edu References: <200903021621.n22GL4Pr020568@alumnus.caltech.edu> <49AC2775.1060005@inria.fr> X--MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X--MailScanner-ID: n247wdkd007122 X--MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: txr@alumnus.caltech.edu X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 ocaml:01 criticizing:01 reflection:01 caml-list:01 expression:02 caml:02 caml:02 objective:02 noting:02 well-written:03 programming:03 proofread:04 caltech:05 missing:07 > Coming back to the Hickey/Rentsch book(s), I feel deeply sad about > the mess that is unfolding on this list. I proofread a draft of Jason > Hickey's book, at his request, and found it very good and just what > the OCaml community is still missing: a well-written, English-language > book on Caml appropriate both as a reference and as teaching material. > (I'm not criticizing the other books in english on OCaml -- thanks God > they exist! -- just noting that they don't quite fit this exact purpose.) > What we now have is lawsuit material... I sincerely hope some kind of > agreement can still be found at this point. I'm glad this sentiment found public expression. I have also a longer response but after some reflection decided it would be better to send that as an individual email than in a public message.