> From: Tim Bunce <Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>
>
> Another summary then:
>
> comp.lang.perl.announce
> comp.lang.perl.modules
> comp.lang.perl.tk
> comp.lang.perl.c
> comp.lang.perl.misc
> From: Dean Roehrich <roehrich@cray.com>
>
> Hmm..
> comp.lang.perl.c-api or just c.l.p.api
> From: jmm@elegant.com (John Macdonald)
>
> I'm happy with this.
> From: Paul Hudson <paulh@harlequin.co.uk>
>
> with .api instead of .c, I'd go for that.
> From: Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@snakemail.hut.fi>
>
> Me likewise.
> From: Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@engin.umich.edu>
>
> .api makes me 'appi also.
> From: Tom Christiansen <tchrist@mox.perl.com>
>
> How about these summaries then:
>
> comp.lang.perl.announce Announcements about Perl. (Moderated)
> comp.lang.perl.modules Perl modules and classes.
> comp.lang.perl.tk Using Tk (and X) from Perl.
> comp.lang.perl.api Extending or embedding Perl via its C API.
> comp.lang.perl.misc The Perl language in general.
I'm also 'appi with .api (cringe :) and I like the descriptions.
> From: Dean Roehrich <roehrich@cray.com>
>
> I like those summaries.
>
> Have we mangled the original c.l.p.internals proposal into c.l.p.api?
Yes, I think so.
> Was there anything about the original c.l.p.i proposal that is lost here
> but is needed?
I think Tom's use of 'Extending' in the description just about covers this.
It remains to be seen how much perl5-porters non-porting traffic moves
to the new groups :-)
Jon, can you start up an RFD for the two new groups?
(Assuming no loud NO votes appear in the near future.)
Tim.
>
> Another summary then:
>
> comp.lang.perl.announce
> comp.lang.perl.modules
> comp.lang.perl.tk
> comp.lang.perl.c
> comp.lang.perl.misc
> From: Dean Roehrich <roehrich@cray.com>
>
> Hmm..
> comp.lang.perl.c-api or just c.l.p.api
> From: jmm@elegant.com (John Macdonald)
>
> I'm happy with this.
> From: Paul Hudson <paulh@harlequin.co.uk>
>
> with .api instead of .c, I'd go for that.
> From: Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@snakemail.hut.fi>
>
> Me likewise.
> From: Gurusamy Sarathy <gsar@engin.umich.edu>
>
> .api makes me 'appi also.
> From: Tom Christiansen <tchrist@mox.perl.com>
>
> How about these summaries then:
>
> comp.lang.perl.announce Announcements about Perl. (Moderated)
> comp.lang.perl.modules Perl modules and classes.
> comp.lang.perl.tk Using Tk (and X) from Perl.
> comp.lang.perl.api Extending or embedding Perl via its C API.
> comp.lang.perl.misc The Perl language in general.
I'm also 'appi with .api (cringe :) and I like the descriptions.
> From: Dean Roehrich <roehrich@cray.com>
>
> I like those summaries.
>
> Have we mangled the original c.l.p.internals proposal into c.l.p.api?
Yes, I think so.
> Was there anything about the original c.l.p.i proposal that is lost here
> but is needed?
I think Tom's use of 'Extending' in the description just about covers this.
It remains to be seen how much perl5-porters non-porting traffic moves
to the new groups :-)
Jon, can you start up an RFD for the two new groups?
(Assuming no loud NO votes appear in the near future.)
Tim.