<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Ben Gamari <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ben@smart-cactus.org" target="_blank">ben@smart-cactus.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">Edward Kmett <<a href="mailto:ekmett@gmail.com">ekmett@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br>
<br></span>I would love to pitch in however it doesn't seem that users outside of<br>
the committee have write access to wiki.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>I'm pretty sure that Herbert can set you up with access. I'm more than willing to consent to that here from our side.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Right. However, keep in mind that it's possible that the Three-Release<br>
Policy may take a hit even if -Wcompat remains independent due to GHC's<br>
stance on -Wall stability.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>That does indeed seem to be likely the case. We the committee can't control what GHC chooses to do in this regard. We extended the olive branch of the 3 release policy to those concerned that the rate of change was too high. </div><div><br></div><div>I can say that from our perspective, having the goal of meeting such a policy has helped a great deal from a planning perspective. It took timelines from something completely arbitrary to something forced into a measured pace.</div><div><br></div><div>To strain that metaphor, we'll prune branches off that branch as needed to accommodate the pressures on the committee from both sides.</div><div><br></div><div>I do somewhat fear that if we fold -Wcompat into -Wall that at least pragmatically the 3 release policy will no longer really serve the needs of anyone.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Really, my critique is mostly on the presentation of this information.<br>
It's possible for a user to determine the implications of a given<br>
proposal with what is on the wiki currently, but it's not as easy as it<br>
could be.</blockquote><div> </div><div>Sure. We could definitely use help on the presentation side!</div><div> </div><div>-Edward</div></div></div></div>