BB> I recently wanted to add some libraries to BB> http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Libraries_and_tools and noticed a BB> number of problems.
there is also HCAR report. my thoughts is what we should create some central repository including libs/apps/papers/communities and so on and replace both this page and HCAR with it. then anyone should include himself here and edit the info as progress does.
Such a proposal comes up every once in a while, and it certainly sounds like a good idea. But I don't think it will work. From my experience, getting a HCAR done is not only a lot of fun, but also quite a bit of work. I think that it is a good thing to have a fixed point in time when people involved in the Haskell community are actively approached and asked and pushed to write up what they have done. In the HCAR, you can see for every single entry if it has been updated or not (and stuff that is outdated is removed). The result is archived as a stable point of reference. With a central repository, chances are good that no one really feels responsible, and it will be difficult to reach the same level of breadth and quality. You certainly can get rid of these advantages by assigning an editor and some rules ... but why, really, do you want to replace the HCAR with anything? What do you dislike about it? Cheers, Andres