>>>>> "Colin" == Colin Runciman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Colin> * the name!
Colin>   Names including a date, like Haskell 98, or a specific use,
Colin>   like Teaching Haskell, could mislead.  Standard Haskell 1 is
Colin>   rather long (and ambiguous).  The reasons why Haskell 1.5
Colin>   suggests greater stability than Haskell 1.4 are too obscure.

Colin>   So if Standard Haskell says too much, my vote goes to Stable Haskell.

Colin>   If even that still sounds too much like a final resting point, rather
Colin>   than a base for further development, how about Root Haskell or Stock
Colin>   Haskell (or even Basic Haskell :-)?

I agree that Stable Haskell is a good name and would suggest the name
Current Haskell for the ongoing development of new and adventurous
features. Together, as Stable vs Current, I think the former will not
be mistaken as a final resting point.

Marko


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