D : Not for me anymore

[Derek Parnell]

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:55:55 +1000, Walter Bright  
<newshound at digitalmars.com> wrote:

>> As for standard libraries, I think you should be ready to endorse
>> an organized effort that presents itself with these traits:
>>  1. Is well documented
>> 2. Meets the general approval of the community
>> 3. Continues to be developed for multiple compilers in tandem (dmd
>> and gdc)
>> 4. Is actively developed for multiple platforms (linux, win32, Mac
>> OS X)
>> 5. Has a strategy layed out for future direction
>> 6. Has a dedicated core group of developers that have shown
>> dedication to the D language.
>> 7. Is maintained under a version control system
>>  Such traits by far surpass what Phobos can offer.  From my
>> perspective, the act of endorsing such an effort hardly constitutes
>> a risk.
>
> I encourage, and have encouraged, anyone who wants to do this. Any or  
> all parts of Phobos can be used as a starting point. The compiler is my  
> central focus, to enable great libraries to be written.

Are you saying that, for example, you would have no problems with Phobos  
being taken from DigitalMars and moved to DSource so that everyone who  
needed to could get to submit changes to the library that would actually  
be applied.

-- 
Derek Parnell