Sorry, but I see little sense in what you are bringjng to this discussion.
Chris's points sre explaining some systemic reasons WHY there is a dearth
of contributors, and attempting to make a constructive plan to address
them. Why should GHC not try to emulate a community that has fantasic
cohesion, unity, and participation?
It is irrelevant why Rust has an advantage. Lets please emulate their
successful strategies instead of in-fighting.
To me it seems you are just attacking his view with bluster and ad hominem,
with undertones of a personal vendetta against Rust.
On Saturday, September 24, 2016, Brandon Allbery
On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 9:08 PM, Manuel M T Chakravarty < chak@justtesting.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','chak@justtesting.org');> wrote:
Why are you so hostile to Chris? I don’t think that this is an appropriate way to treat somebody who is making a suggestion in good faith.
It may be in good faith. but it's not in good sense. There is a lot in the background that made Rust's setup possible, and he's not bringing that to the table, just assuming it'll somehow happen or that everyone else will drop everything for the next few months and make it happen. And I feel like he's being really pushy about committing already overworked people to this --- and insisting that anyone opposed must have a hidden agenda or otherwise cannot possibly have good reason to be opposed. It's not helpful at all; it's basically a good way to stall ghc for the next few months at least.
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