Re: [tlug] STM (was: Re: work times & accommodation @tokyo)

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> I pass on the following URL without comment.  Look at the thread "GHC
> and Darcs".
>
> http://lists.osuosl.org/pipermail/darcs-users/2008-July/thread.html
>   

Well the following would seem to pretty well sum up the situation.

Don Stewart[1]

   Speaking as a GHC dev, I think the mood is more,

   a) darcs is lacking clear project direction and energy, which is
   slowing down our project, and slowing dev uptake



David Roundy[2]

   >/ * What's the current direction of darcs?
   /
   Darcs isn't moving, because noone is working on it, so it doesn't have
   a direction.  That's not quite true.  Eric occasionally fixes bugs.

   .
   .

   > * If there is a lack of "energy" in darcs, what should be done to
   > promote it?

   It doesn't need promotion, it needs a programmer.

     

Considering the GHC developers seem to be most seriously considering 
git[3] I think it is more a reflection on the success of git.

Edward

1. http://lists.osuosl.org/pipermail/darcs-users/2008-July/012620.html
2. http://lists.osuosl.org/pipermail/darcs-users/2008-July/012637.html
3. http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/DarcsEvaluation