On 11 Aug 2010, at 14:17, Ertugrul Soeylemez wrote:

There is a fundamental difference between an IO computation's result and
a Haskell function's result. The IO computation is simply a value, not
a function.

That's a rather odd distinction to make – a function is simply a value in a functional programming language. You're simply wrapping up "we're talking about haskell functions when we talk about referential transparency, not about IO actions" in a way that maintains the warm fuzzy feeling.

Bob