Re: monolithic distro

Marc G. Fournier wrote:

>
> But, that isn't our role ... that should be the role of whomever takes 
> on the role of 'maintainer' for such a monolithic distribution ... its 
> no more our role to decide that pl/Java is better or worse then pl/J 
> ... our role is to provide that core for everyone else to build around 
> ...
>


Well, there is money around to sponsor development, and unless that is 
going to be restricted to core only projects, just giving some 
sponsorship involves making a choice.

Comparisons have been made with perl and CPAN, but modules are adopted 
into the perl core distribution from time to time.

Frankly, people want advice about what is good from people who know. 
Just saying "Oh, you're all too cute! I can't possibly decide!" might 
help to keep a fragile peace, but I doubt it does anyone much good in 
the long run. I'd rather trust the core developers than someone else 
with possibly more of an axe to grind.

cheers

andrew