On Nov 15, 2004, at 12:04 PM, Arthur Lemmens wrote:
> Mikel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I just created an open-source project called Skate. > > I have two questions about this (and no answer for the choice of > implementation, sorry): > > - Is there a mailing list or something where interested lurkers like > me can follow the discussion? If not, would you like to create one > (maybe on common-lisp.net)? Yes and no. There is not yet a real mailing list; just an alias I'm using. Peter Seibel says he'll have a list up shortly while the group decides where to host the project. If you want to be on the list, send me an email saying so and you'll get an introductory summary in response. > > - If I understand you correctly, you don't want to build Skate on top > of CLIM. I understand that the higher levels of CLIM may be different > enough from Skate that it makes no sense to use them, but is there a > reason for not using at least the low-level CLIM stuff? And if you're > not going to use CLIM for this, what _are_ you going to use? I'm not making the decision; the Skate group will decide. But CLIM doesn't feel right to me for implementing Skate; some of what SK8 did (and Skate will do) is very low-level pixel-bashing; some of it is low-level policy construction, and CLIM has a pretty clear idea of its policy already; and free implementations of CLIM are not there on all the target platforms. If you want to make a case otherwise, I invite you to join the Skate list and present your arguments; right now is just the right time for such discussions. --me
