On Tue, 18 Nov 2003, Jeff Clites wrote: > On Nov 17, 2003, at 11:22 AM, Melvin Smith wrote: > > > In the past couple of years we've seen several sub-projects pop-up > > and subsequently fizzle out (maybe due to Parrot slow > > progress or maybe due to lack of critical mass). > > > > I propose creating 'parrot-compilers' as a general > > purpose list for any and all language development > ... > > So I'll be one of the few nay-sayers. I'm not definitely against it, > but here are two counter-arguments: > > 2) Forking a list almost always leads to an increase of messages of the > form "you should be asking this on the other list...", and/or of > cross-posting, neither of which is very interesting to deal with. I'm > of the opinion that unless traffic is unmanageable, fewer lists is > better. So I think a fair question to ask is: How many people currently > subscribed to this list would not subscribe to both? For those who > subscribe to both, splitting wouldn't be an improvement.
Well, I'm currently subscribed to perl6-internals but probably would not subscribe to parrot-compilers (since I don't currently have time to learn enough to be able to usefully contribute). Simon
