On 01 Apr 2013, at 15:38, Adam DeConinck wrote: > ....reading this message half-asleep almost got me. :) > > Also why is Fortran not on the list of possible languages? Come on, this is > HPC after all...
Fortran was ruled out early because it doesn't match our current code style policy, sorry. The current list was composed after long and often painful discussions, so please stick to it when co-deciding on the future of EasyBuild. regards, Kenneth > > On Apr 1, 2013 2:01 AM, "Kenneth Hoste" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello EasyBuilders, > > Please take a minute to contribute to the two polls we've just opened. > > Just so there are no misunderstandings: the outcome of these polls will only > affect releases after EasyBuild v1.3.0. > > > 1) New name > > As we've discovered over the las couple of months, EasyBuild hasn't always > been as easy for newcomers as we'd like it to be. > > To remedy this, we have decided to rename the EasyBuild project after the > v1.3.0 release, to lower expectations for newcomers. > > After endless discussions, we were able to compose a list of possible names. > To avoid (even) more fighting in the team, help us decide between these names. > > http://doodle.com/2f48xpnwt9i38mr3 > > > 2) New programming language > > We have run into too many bugs, and we blame the use of Python for most of > them. > > So, we have decided to rewrite EasyBuild from the ground up, after 5 years of > development. > > Help us choose the new programming language for EasyBuild from the shortlist! > > http://doodle.com/mr2xcbdkutiwvwp3 > > > regards, > > Kenneth
