On Tue, 6 Dec 2011 12:31:07 +0100 "Gerd Stolpmann" <i...@gerd-stolpmann.de> wrote:
> > > I would like to comment on a tangential aspect of the rationale you > > gave: > > > >> Given that OCaml is such a nice language with a lot of useful > >> frameworks available, > >> it is too sad to see it loosing ground just because of it's closed > >> development process > >> and lack of time of the official team. > > I'm quite reluctant to discuss topics about the said decline of > something. However, there is certainly a point here. I have my own > theory - basically the users with FP knowledge have now more options > (e.g. F# or the JVM-based FP languages like Scala), and so the > "share" for Ocaml is decreasing. This has nothing to do with the > language. It's not an issue for OCaml development, it's an issue for newcomers. The main issue is : OCaml community do not have a fucking clue of what a codeflow really *is*. Never ever seen a commit only list on all of the OCaml projects seen so far. Never ever seen a patches flow working (via BTS or mail). Never read a well documented commit comment. Never read a comment on a patch or a commit. And you want hackers to be implicate in the OCaml development process with not even a working and documented codeflow, the first and essential brick any FOSS project just all share ? Cheers. -- Jérôme Benoit aka fraggle La Météo du Net - http://grenouille.com OpenPGP Key ID : 9FE9161D Key fingerprint : 9CA4 0249 AF57 A35B 34B3 AC15 FAA0 CB50 9FE9 161D
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