I posted this comment on the thread of
https://github.com/haskell/random/pull/62#issuecomment-638088258
Since it was deleted and the comment thread locked by Carter,
I am escalating this request to the mailing list, where it cannot be
deleted.
Profpatsch
@cartazio Please take even a fleeting look at https://github.com/idontgetoutmuch/random/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed, notice the amount of discussion and the timeline.
This is the full-time work of a team of half a dozen of experts, probably breaching one man-year of effort, easily. It cannot just be discarded out of hand.
I have been following the discussions (spread over mailinglists, issue trackers and elsewhere), and I propose you hand over maintainership of `random` as a base package.
A parallel issue with relevant discussion can be found at https://github.com/haskell/random/pull/61 I am writing this email from my personal account, because I fear for the health of the Haskell ecosystem, and I think Carter’s behaviour is extremely detrimental to it. I think a lot of other people feel the same way, so I encourage you to add your voice publicly. ~ Profpatsch