[erlang-questions] Fwd: What problem are we trying to solve here? [was Erland users group [was re: languages in use? [was: Time for OTP to be Renamed?]]]

[Gordon Guthrie]

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From: Gordon Guthrie <gordon@REDACTED>
Date: 18 February 2014 08:02
Subject: Re: [erlang-questions] What problem are we trying to solve here?
[was Erland users group [was re: languages in use? [was: Time for OTP to be
Renamed?]]]
To: Anthony Ramine <n.oxyde@REDACTED>


I'm not saying anything about the final state - but you need to start
somewhere with A COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE CAN JOIN...

Even a listing of packages is a step forward from the current nonsense we
have.

Gordon


On 18 February 2014 00:52, Anthony Ramine <n.oxyde@REDACTED> wrote:

> My own opinion is that any Erlang package manager relying on GitHub for
> whatever more than hosting a simple Git repository is doomed to fail. Feel
> free to disprove me through making one.
>
> Companies make money around Erlang, if they want such a thing, money will
> need to be thrown at it for the infrastructure, there is just no way around
> it. If an index should be, the applications going into the main one are
> going to need some level of validation, otherwise it's just a garbage bin
> which language zealots will use to tell the world we have 66,000 packages
> available.
>
> Validation means testing, continuous integration and all that entails.
> GitHub will not help you here.
>
> --
> Anthony Ramine
>
> Le 18 févr. 2014 à 00:12, Ludovic Demblans <ludovic@REDACTED> a écrit
> :
>
> > "Who handles the repository index"
>
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