scripting language vs. developer community size

[Dave Peticolas]

"Dirk-Jan C . Binnema" writes:
> On Tue Jan 16, 2001 at 05:51:31PM +1100, Robert Graham Merkel wrote:
> > Ariel Rios writes:
> >  > 
> >  > 
> >  > On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, Dan Kegel wrote:
> >  > 
> >  > > I'm sure this has been discussed a zillion times but I'd like to bring
>  it up again:
> >  > > 
> >  > > Requiring that all high-level Gnucash code be in Scheme might be 
> >  > > restricting the number of developers able to contribute to it.
> >  > Why? 
> >  > > Here's a few quotes from the web in support of that theory 
> >  > > (found by searching for "scheme learning curve"):
> >  > I don't see why quoting some web posts can be a good reason.
> > 
> > OK, here's the canonical reply to "why do we use scheme".
> 
> <snip>
> 
> Ok, GNUCash uses Scheme as their scripting language; now what if I
> wanted to contribute C-code? Would it be rejected?

C code is not rejected automatically. Of course, like scheme
submissions, C code is not automatically accepted either. It's always
a good idea to discuss your plans on the list before you start, to
make sure they will fit into the general framework.

dave