> On 10/02/2011 05:20 PM, Stuart Halloway wrote: >> I was referring to the aggregate contrib, not a curated subset (which I >> agree is a good idea). Maybe we should call the aggregated thing the >> Libraries Formerly Known as Contrib (LFKAC). > Here's how I envision the distribution structure: > Clojure Core: the language engine itself, at its bare minimum > Clojure Base: a collection of crucial libraries that is released *in tandem* > with Clojure Core, meaning that they have the same base version which they > are tested against. So, Clojure 1.5 would be released at the same time as > Clojure Base 1.5. Critical fixes could then be minor releases, such as > Clojure Base 1.5.1. But, it would be obvious that it is tested against > Clojure 1.5.X and that is *for* Clojure 1.5.X. The Clojure Base libraries > would also exist on their own with their own versions, and can be upgraded or > used separately. The Clojure Base versioned distribution establishes a > integrally tested baseline: the idea is that if you stick to Clojure Base, > you cannot go wrong, and a clear upgrade path would appear in the future if > necessary, say, for 1.6. > Clojure Extras: community-maintained libraries outside of Clojure Base, but > that are -- for convenience's sake -- listed on Clojure's main web sites and > repositories next to the Clojure Base libraries. What marks these libraries > as different from just any other library in the larger Clojure ecosystem is > that Clojure Extras get approved clojure.* namespaces, such as > clojure.java.jdbc. Some of these might be candidates for eventual inclusion > in Clojure Base (marked as "incubating") but they do not have to be; Clojure > Extras might be their natural home. For inclusion in Clojure Extras, a > library would have to prove some kind of essential generic functionality > warranting a clojure.* namespace, such as support for a standard or > technology or an implementation of a well-known algorithm. So: no frameworks, > products, etc. The idea is that users would go to Clojure Extras first to > find an API, knowing that it has received some minimal review, before > rummaging through the wild, wild Internets.
The "batteries included build" at http://dev.clojure.org/display/design/Release.Next+Planning is probably the same as your Clojure Base. Stu Stuart Halloway Clojure/core http://clojure.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
