[MATRIX-SIG] [long] A NO-Proposal for a plot-package

[Konrad Hinsen]

> At this point I think we need to resolve two things:
> 
> 1) What is the name of the proposed new sig.  Is it plot-sig, or
>    sci-sig.  This obviously impacts the sig charter and expected usage
>    significantly.

A while ago I discussed this a bit with Jim Hugunin. We agreed that
the Matrix-SIG had more or less done its job, so it could be
transformed into a more general "scientific" SIG that would build on
NumPy. Of course array-related questions would also go there. I still
think that this transformation is a good idea.

But the question is whether very specific discussions about specific
implementation problems should go to that SIG. It could quickly
become too large. So here's another proposal:

- Let's have a Sci-SIG for general discussions about scientific
  applications, including discussions of features of proposed
  packages etc., and also announcements of test versions.

- Create separate mailing lists (not formal SIGs) for communication
  between the people working in specific code, e.g. plotting or
  array indexing.

Does this sound reasonable?

> 2) Who is the owner going to be?  Its not a particularly big job, but
>    it should be someone who cares enough to keep things in order if
>    need be.  

It seems to me that a SIG owner has very little work to do, so that
shouldn't be a problem. The real question is: Who will write the code? ;-)
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