the question was directed at everyone supporting r6.
what exactly is meant by 'portable', however, if only three implementations
intend to support r6? portability does not seem to be a pressing concern.
-elf
On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Robby Findler wrote:
> I'm not sure if you're directing these questions at me or everyone,
> but I'll give my answers (and then probably bow out). I think r6rs is
> not the most pragmatic and internally beautiful thing, but it takes an
> important step forward, imo, by filling in the language with enough
> stuff to make it reasonable to expect to be able to write portable
> programs (something I consider a flaw (or perhaps 'lack' is a better
> word) in the previous standards). As far as the other question goes,
> I'm not sure -- you'd have to ask the editors I suppose, but I think
> it is clear that it is an outgrowth of R5RS.
>
> Best,
> Robby
>
> On 10/30/07, Elf <elf at ephemeral.net> wrote:
>>
>> heh, thanks for posting this.
>>
>> i guess this begs the next question:
>>
>> is r6rs the 'most pragmatic and internally beautiful' thing?
>> and have its innovations (or lack thereof) been the product of a feedback
>> loop revising flaws in the existing standard, or is it something else entirely?
>>
>> -elf
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Robby Findler wrote:
>>
>>> One answer to this was posted on the plt-scheme blog:
>>>
>>> http://blog.plt-scheme.org/2007/06/r6rs-is-perfect.html
>>>
>>> Robby
>>>
>>> On 10/30/07, Elf <elf at ephemeral.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> this is a query directed at those in support of r6rs:
>>>>
>>>> does r6rs represent a manifestation of the Right Thing?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> reason for this query: it seems as though the major difference between the
>>>> various factions boils down to the Rightness or lack thereof of r6rs. do
>>>> those defending r6rs claim that it is the Right Thing? this is unclear.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -elf
>>>>
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>>
>
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