> > On Dec 4, 2014, at 2:00 AM, Sturla Molden <sturla.mol...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Tom Fawcett <tom.fawc...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Wow, I had not seen this FAQ. "As a rule we only add well-established >> algorithms. A rule of thumb is at least 3 years since publications, 1000+ >> cites and wide use and usefullness.” > > A dumping ground for any kind of algorithm that "someone has found useful" > is not a good way to design a library.
An unfortunate disparagement. Remember, we’re in the open-source world. Not too long ago closed-source people predicted open-source would be a dumping ground of low-quality code written by hobbyists and amateurs. > A known example is OpenSSL. Most of its security problems can be traced back > to that. Can’t comment on this. I wouldn’t think a security library, whose components have to work together tightly, would be a good comparison to scikit-learn, which is more of a pick-and-choose collection of models with a loose API. > But PyPI is open for anyone who wants to publish a Python package. Fair enough. I’ll comment on this in another message. Regards, -Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports and Dashboards with Interactivity, Sharing, Native Excel Exports, App Integration & more Get technology previously reserved for billion-dollar corporations, FREE http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=164703151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Scikit-learn-general mailing list Scikit-learn-general@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scikit-learn-general
