Getting off topic [Was] [mythtv-users] UK TV Listings source - bleb.org

[Adam Wood]

I have to agree with you that open source loses a lot of its power if no one
else can read it. On the other hand I'm an advocate of "the right tool for
the right job". This might mean that it restricts the number of people who
can modify the code, but that doesn't mean its right to design it in, for
example, C. Personally, I don't think there is anything that Haskell can't
do, of course that's not a good enough reason to use it.:-) Transforming XML
seems like a perfect task for Haskell and whilst this is sure to get me
flamed: It wouldn't hurt most programmers to understand a variety of
languages, they all have their uses.

Please don't hate me for that I'm just stating an opinion :-D,

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Paul Woodward
> Sent: 29 January 2004 17:10
> To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] UK TV Listings source - bleb.org
> 
> 
> My point was that whilst Haskell might be great for doing 
> obscure tasks, its use would effectively prevent all but a 
> select few from reading, understanding and improving upon the 
> code. That, IMHO, defeats the point of open-source.
> 
> Paul
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> > Actually I was thinking of using Haskell for it myself. I 
> have a large 
> > library for XML processing and accessing HTTP servers that 
> I created 
> > for my dissertation. And I didn't study at Imperial.
> > 
> > I've also got a feeling that since Micros**t are spending so much 
> > money on Haskell research, every windows programmer might 
> soon have to 
> > understand Haskell.
> > 
> > Adam
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> > > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of 
> Paul Woodward
> > > Sent: 29 January 2004 15:33
> > > To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> > > Subject: Re: Re: [mythtv-users] UK TV Listings source - bleb.org
> > >
> > >
> > > John,
> > >
> > > Come on, please. Imperial is the only place in the universe that 
> > > still uses (read: tortures people with) Haskell.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > Check out:
> > > >
> > > > http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~jak97/bleb/bleb2xmltv.tar.bz2
> > > >
> > > > This is first draft. It is written in Haskell (GHC) and
> > > requires HaXML
> > > > to be installed if you want to build it yourself.
> > > >
> > > > i386 binary is included.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > John
> > > >
> > > > On Thursday 29 January 2004 14:25, Adam Wood wrote:
> > > > > > >On Wednesday 28 January 2004 14:31, Mark Cooper wrote:
> > > > > > >>I have been talking to Andrew Flagg from bleb.org ( 
> > > > > > >>http://www.bleb.org/tv/ ) and it looks like he is 
> more than
> > > > > >
> > > > > > willing to
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >>set-up a UK TV Listings feed. ( 
> > > > > > >>http://www.bleb.org/tv/maillist/msg00069.html )
> > > > >
> > > > > Has anyone stepped up to take a look at this yet? If so,
> > > who should
> > > > > I be directing my offerings of help towards?
> > > > >
> > > > > Adam
> > > >
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