> It's a *review* committee -- that's what the "R" in ARC stands for.
> We review the things that others propose.

Okay, but I'm still at a loss.  If you find the description "committee
decision" to be pejorative and offensive, please suggest an alternative.

> Suggesting that PSARC would fly off the rails and invent a ban on Perl
> on behalf of all Open Solaris projects seems misguided to me, and it
> certainly sows unwanted seeds of doubt about how the process works.

I don't believe that was what I suggested.  It seemed to me that you had
suggested that a precedent be set for which languages it would be
acceptable for developers to use.  If that's not what was suggested then
this is a misunderstanding.

> Instead, I'm suggesting that I think Darren has it wrong.  The use of
> Perl (and the cost to the overall system it causes, and the
> restrictions it imposes on other projects [such as minimization]) is
> architectural in nature.  Darren was suggesting that it was not
> architectural because Perl is already in the minimum required
> metacluster.  My point is that this doesn't remove the question -- it
> certainly changes the nature of it for other projects (without a
> change in policy, and assuming project boundaries are maintained,
> there's no real restriction on who may use it) -- but it doesn't make
> the issue less architectural.

Thanks for the clarification.  This explanation seems clearer than
previous descriptions.

> > This kind of attack is inappropriate.  I participate in this process and
> > am not disparaging anybody's work.  You don't have to agree with my
> > opinion, but at least be respectful.
> 
> That's exactly what I was asking.

My comments were not intended to be taken as a personal attack.  I
apologize if they came across otherwise.

-j
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