>From: Ted Dunning [mailto:ted.dunn...@gmail.com] >Sent: Friday, July 19, 2013 2:21 PM >To: Commons Developers List >Subject: Re: [Math] Cleaning up the curve fitters. .
>The discussion about how to get something into commons when it is (a) well >documented and (b) demonstrated better on at least some domains is partially >>procedural, but it hinges on technical factors. >I think that Ajo is being very reserved here. When I faced similar >discouragement in the past with commons math contributions, I simply went >elsewhere. >It still seems to me that it would serve CM well to pay more attention to >Ajo's comments and suggestions. Simply saying that we should focus on >technical >discussion when CM's list is filled with esthetic arguments really >just sounds like a way of pushing people away. Hello, I have only contributed a few patches, and I see that there is argument about whether this thread should even be about anything other than technical issues, but I figured I would at least chime in. I found the submission process to be more difficult than I expected, but I also think the code turned out better because of it. I was actually pretty impressed and surprised at the level of scrutiny and quickness of responses, and it gives me a better feeling about using the library as a user. If my patches were outright rejected, though, I might feel differently. I don't know the history of Ajo's issue or his code, so I can't comment about it specifically. Jared Email Disclaimer: www.stjude.org/emaildisclaimer Consultation Disclaimer: www.stjude.org/consultationdisclaimer