[Scilab-Dev] Scilab Improvement Proposal
fvogelnew1 at free.fr
fvogelnew1 at free.fr
Wed Jun 25 16:12:04 CEST 2008
> > btw, is there a plan for a web repository of sips, in case they
> > accumulate? A wiki structure could be effective, if collaboration is to
> > take part. At least, the possibility of attaching some comments to a
> > filed proposal (like what just came out - daeoptions) for the record,
> > could be good. Could be a protected wiki with public read access and
> > write access for devs only, for instance.
>
> Yep, we probably will set some tools.
I don't think it is a good idea to add attachments in SIPs. A SIP should be a
self-contained proposal. If attachments are added we will soon not know to what
set of things the next comments apply.
I think the discussion should be kept on the mailing list, as it is happening
right now, and only the results of the discussion with the associated reasons
should be in SIPs. SIP versioning is available for producing new versions
whenever a point of common understanding is reached in a given SIP.
Second point, maybe this shouldn't be named SIP.
Indeed there is also another SIP, which is the image processing toolbox bearing
the same name.
The SIP toolbox having been around there first, the improvement proposals should
be named differently.
I would suggest to name this SLIP, standing for one of the following:
- Scilab Legacy Improvement Proposal.
- Scilab Life Improvement Proposal
- Scilab Lubrication Improvement Proposal
- Scilab Long-standing Improvement Proposal
- Scilab Long-term Improvement Proposal
- Scilab Lingering Improvement Proposal
- Scilab Lazy Improvement Proposal
- whatever (let me say I'd prefer the first proposal above)...
SLIP would also induce the idea of slipping in either direction: success or
forget the idea. And last but not least it would be funny for french readers.
I'm not kidding.
> However, all the procedures and related stuff will be the subject of the
> first SIP (it is why Sabine sent the #2), which will be subject to
> discussions ifself too.
Sounds exciting!
Francois
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