FYI: Python 2.0c1

2000-10-11 Thread H . Merijn Brand
I'm neither interested in python, nor in OO-programming, so don't copy me in on replies like you did with my ruby announcement, which you seemed to like. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newsgroups: fm.announce Subject: Python 2.0c1 - High-level scripting language. Date: 10 Oct 2000 17:42:12 GMT applica

Re: Now and then

2000-10-11 Thread Nathan Wiger
Nathan Torkington wrote: > The immediate question facing us is how to structure software design. > This is different from the ongoing maintenance of Perl. > The architecture will be partially decided by Larry, and seems best > done by a few experienced with such things. Detailed design seems >

Re: Continued RFC process

2000-10-11 Thread Stephen Zander
> "Dan" == Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Dan> what happens if for some reason I turn into a raving nutter Dan> and won't go? What you mean "will", Kimosabi? :) -- Stephen "Farcical aquatic ceremonies are no basis for a system of government!"

Update on Larry's talk

2000-10-11 Thread Nathan Torkington
Larry tells me he's still reading the RFCs, and so won't be able to make many conclusive pronouncements in his talk. He will, however, be detailing the process by which he's making decisions and some of his thoughts on the possible directions it could go. I'll make sure his talk is available for

RE: Continued RFC process

2000-10-11 Thread Glen
--- David Grove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do we allow the core developers some peace, while giving the community > FREE > voice? Free being, if it's perl related, it's valid. Free by any other > definition is also a farce. IMHO, the fact that this list is not in the midst of a huge flam

Re: Update on Larry's talk

2000-10-11 Thread John Porter
Nathan Torkington wrote: > won't be able to > make many conclusive pronouncements in his talk. > > I'll make sure his talk is available for all to read once it's given. Uh, what talk is that? -- John Porter

Re: Update on Larry's talk

2000-10-11 Thread Buddha Buck
At 01:57 PM 10/11/00 -0400, John Porter wrote: >Nathan Torkington wrote: > > won't be able to > > make many conclusive pronouncements in his talk. > > > > I'll make sure his talk is available for all to read once it's given. > >Uh, what talk is that? The talk he is giving on 14 October, where he

Re: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Joe McMahon
On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Nathan Torkington wrote: > I'd like a volunteer to research and HTMLify the reading list. I > collected everyone's books (and will add my list when I get back to > the house). I just need someone to dig up ISBN numbers, Amazon links, > and HTMLify it all into submission. >

RE: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Peter Buckingham
Just a couple of additons. i can't remember whether anyone mentioned cormen et al: Introduction to Algorithms, Cormen, Leiserson & Rivest another bible: Principles of Concurrent and Distributed Programming, M. Ben-Ari also: Object-Oriented Software Cons

RE: Now and then

2000-10-11 Thread David Grove
On Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:02 AM, Nathan Torkington [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > David Grove writes: > > I'm wondering how different this is from the current setup. > > Currently there's the pumpking and the pumpking decides when to > release a new version of Perl. This exposes the p

Re: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Carlos Ramirez
Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if you have a new suggestion you can contact me or post it here and I will add them as soon as

Re: Reading list

2000-10-11 Thread Uri Guttman
> "CR" == Carlos Ramirez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: CR> Here's a listing of 'recommended reading' gathered from this list CR> (provided by Nat). I'm not sure if this will be a permanent place for CR> this link, but for now you can get it here. If i left out a book or if CR> you have

Re: Now and then

2000-10-11 Thread Bryan C . Warnock
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Nathan Torkington wrote: > Then again, remember the hassles we had with the perl6-* lists? > Nobody knew how to deal with topics that overlapped lists. You had > to know all the groups to decide which it was appropriate for. Are > these big enough hassles to suggest that per

RE: Continued RFC process

2000-10-11 Thread Bryan C . Warnock
On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, David Grove wrote: > Absolutely it's appropriate. They think I'm paranoid and the only one who sees > the danger. Relatively few people speak openly about it for fear of getting the > same beatings I get on a regular basis. Frankly I think it's important for > these guys ju

Re: Now and then

2000-10-11 Thread Ask Bjoern Hansen
On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Adam Turoff wrote: [..] > titled - RFC ## (v#): Add XYZ into Perl. That traffic is also easy > to find in the archives. > > That will probably be less of an issue with a strong lack of RFC > activity during the implementation phase. It very well could be > that anyone doin