Re: What should be moved to math-team (Re: Debian Math Team
On Mon, Nov 08, 2021 at 10:54:35AM -0500, M. Zhou wrote:
> Hi,
>
> At this point I have some doubt on "what should be moved to
> math team." The borderline and the expected outcome are
> not discussed in some specific cases.
>
> In my understanding, domain-specific mathematical applications,
> such as theorem prover, would be a good fit for the new team.
> And this is not likely of interest by a larger range of audience.
>
> However, as we know, mathematics is the underlying core of
> many engineering and science fields. The critical mathematical
> libraries such as BLAS and LAPACK should have the attention
> to the whole science team, instead of limited attention of
> a small team.
>
> In brief, my personal opinion is: packages that are too important
> and generic should be kept in science team as they may affect
> any sub-area of science; packages are less likely used in
> other sub-areas of science can be moved to smaller but dedicated
> teams for better care.
>
> The borderline should depend on the influence of a package,
> and its expected usage.
Makes sense to me.
Maybe, it is also a fine idea to move packages which are important in the science team,
but are unmaintained.
Ofcourse, only if some volunteer is willing to take care of it.
Nilesh
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