Re: [Caml-list] OCaml maintenance status / community fork (again)

[Benedikt Meurer <benedikt.meurer@googlemail.com>]

On Dec 8, 2011, at 11:46 , Alain Frisch wrote:

> On 12/08/2011 11:28 AM, Benedikt Meurer wrote:
>> The problem is IMHO that there is no one at INRIA caring about ARM.
> 
> I'm pretty sure you mean "core development team", not INRIA.  INRIA is a large research institute, you know. And as I said, the "core development team" is not limited to members of INRIA.

Right, of course, wrong wording.

>> In an open model we would have maintainers for the ARM port(s).
> 
> Yes, I argue for opening the current model a little, by enlarging the existing core team. Creating a new "core team" would create more frustration and problems than it would solve, in my opinion.  We have enough fragmentation in this community.

I don't know what's the best to move on. But whatever it will be, the entry barriers for contributors and new maintainers should be lowered and both the process and the outcome of decisions should be opened up, IMHO. Otherwise the overall situation will stay the same; OCaml may have an ARM maintainer then, but will continue to lack an XYZ maintainer, even though there are patches and contributors. Enlarging the existing core won't magically improve communication / contact with the community; as Gabriel noted there are human issues in play here.

>> I wasn't aware that there is a separate communication channel for the core team. I was under the impression that the caml-list was the best way to reach both the core team and the community.
> 
> I confirm that the best way to contact the core team is caml@inria.fr (see http://caml.inria.fr/contact.en.html).

Ok, I'll keep them CC'd. I don't want to start a new private discussion with them as that certainly won't help with openness either.

> Alain

best regards,
Benedikt