Re: Truth in advertising

[felix <felix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alan Watson wrote:
> Hi Felix, 
>
> I suggest adding a prominent warning to the SRFI-55 document saying:
>
>   This SRFI cannot be supported by all Schemes. Therefore, by using it
>   you are restricting the portability of your code.
>
> Users and implementors would then be able to form an opinion of SRFI-55
> without having to wade through the discussion archive. 
>
> You say you like the idea of "letting the market decide"; think of this
> as a "truth in advertising" clause that gives the market the information
> it needs to decide wisely.

An interesting proposal. I will add something like this to the document.
Thanks.


cheers,
felix