RE: [lang] Divesting the commons.lang.math package

2010-01-11 Thread Gary Gregory
2010 15:25 > To: Commons Developers List > Subject: Re: [lang] Divesting the commons.lang.math package > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Stephen Colebourne > wrote: > > Divest? I object to removing Fraction from [lang], as its a very core > > concept tat is missing f

Re: [lang] Divesting the commons.lang.math package

2010-01-11 Thread Paul Benedict
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Stephen Colebourne wrote: > Divest? I object to removing Fraction from [lang], as its a very core > concept tat is missing from the JDK. And thee are many users who would just > want Fraction and none of the rest of the [math] library. Having people to import Comm

Re: [lang] Divesting the commons.lang.math package

2010-01-11 Thread Stephen Colebourne
Divest? I object to removing Fraction from [lang], as its a very core concept tat is missing from the JDK. And thee are many users who would just want Fraction and none of the rest of the [math] library. The [lang] maths package is fo non-mathematicians. The [math] library is for serious mathe

Re: [lang] Divesting the commons.lang.math package

2010-01-10 Thread Paul Benedict
Without any further input (over a week), I say it's safe to divest. On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Luc Maisonobe wrote: > Henri Yandell a écrit : >> On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Paul Benedict wrote: >>> This is how I believe the commons.lang.math package can be eliminated. >>> Based on the c

Re: [lang] Divesting the commons.lang.math package

2010-01-03 Thread Luc Maisonobe
Henri Yandell a écrit : > On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Paul Benedict wrote: >> This is how I believe the commons.lang.math package can be eliminated. >> Based on the current 3.0-SNAPSHOT API, there are only three classes >> left: >> >> Fraction >> IEEE754rUtils >> NumberUtils >> >> 1) Fraction

Re: [lang] Divesting the commons.lang.math package

2010-01-02 Thread Henri Yandell
On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Paul Benedict wrote: > This is how I believe the commons.lang.math package can be eliminated. > Based on the current 3.0-SNAPSHOT API, there are only three classes > left: > > Fraction > IEEE754rUtils > NumberUtils > > 1) Fraction should leave; it is completely inap