Re: New Schematics web pages

On Apr 9, 2007, at 4:14 AM, Noel Welsh wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Paulo J. Matos <[email protected]>
>
>> Now this is a good issue... I wonder what'll be the main aim of  
>> schematics?
>> Right now, I can guess that schematics is used to serve projects with
>> a code repository, homepage etc, leaving planet as a distribution
>> system. Is that it?
>
> With PLaneT there certainly isn't the need for Schematics that  
> there was beforehand.  I still think it has the following roles:
>
>   - It provides a public svn account, allowing collaboration,  
> without requiring you register your own Sourceforge project, or  
> setup your own repository
>
>   - It provides a modicum of publicity
>
>   - It provides a generic name, schematics, for projects, allowing  
> easier change of ownership.  (This is a minor annoyance with  
> PLaneT.  I think you'll still find typed-scheme listed under two  
> owners: cce and plt [I might have got the names wrong -- I've  
> haven't checked them])

Noel,

You are also forgetting the keen smoking jackets and pipes we all  
enjoy so much.

At one time, it also provided a place for our Scheme Cookbook.

-Brent

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