Re: Proposed RFC for matrix indexing and slicing

[Dan Sugalski]

At 02:16 PM 8/30/00 -0400, Karl Glazebrook wrote:
>Nathan Torkington wrote:
> >
> > Karl Glazebrook writes:
> > > Yes. And for the record I also think the current approach of lets 
> generate
> > > ten million RFCs and Uncle Larry knows best is nuts. There are already
> > > too many RFCs on this topic alone to grasp coherently.
> >
> > Do you have a better suggestion?
> >
> > Nat
>
>subgroups should iron out there differences among themselves and come up
>with a coherent set of proposals.
>
>the final decision should not be in the hands of one person.

Someone ultimately has to make the in or out decision. No one person has 
ultimate control over the whole of perl, but individual pieces are in the 
hands of single people. It's the best way, when the people with the 
responsibility have good material to work with, to get the sort of artistic 
integrity you really need for a coherent product.


                                        Dan

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