Re: Request for comments: project proposal

On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 06:13:09PM +0200, Robert STRANDH wrote:
> The purpose of the project (let's call it "Mel") is to write an
> end-user email client using Common Lisp + CLIM (McCLIM).  
> [...] 
>   * It is VERY USEFUL and could become a "killer app" for Common Lisp
>     and McCLIM. 

IMHO, a mail client will not match the expectation/standard for a "killer
app" these days.

People are building such things:

  http://www.divmod.org/Home/Projects/Quotient/

  http://www.osafoundation.org/OSAF_Our_Vision.htm

The keyword is 'platform', the construction of which, (perceived) lack of
libraries notwithstanding, CL is very good at.

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