On 07/11/2010 23:58, Ian Lynagh wrote:
On Sun, Nov 07, 2010 at 08:58:24PM +0200, John Smith wrote:
Another point: Is anyone responsible for bringing more libraries and tools into HP?
I'm not sure I understand the question. Anyone can propose a package for addition, using the process described here: http://trac.haskell.org/haskell-platform/wiki/AddingPackages
*That* is the problem. Perhaps the intention was that the community would volunteer to do this, but it doen't seem to be working. There are plenty of volunteer QA gatekeepers, but little effort to introduce new packages. If I understand correctly, a goal of HP is to incorporate new (useful and high-quality) libraries. This won't happen unless someone makes it their business to ensure that this happens.