Re: Lua Foundation?

[Marc Balmer <marc@...>]

Am 18.04.17 um 18:53 schrieb Andrew Starks:

> Has something like the idea of a Lua Foundation ever come up?
>
> The reason that I ask is because there seem to be many opportunities 
> to explore, all of which require some kind of momentum to be formed or 
> strict adherence to Lua's specific mission. As a result, many efforts 
> feels like hearding cats or sounding like an unwanted extension to Lua 
> itself.
>
> I believe that it might be good if some blessed governing forum exist 
> for certain things to be decided,
What have you in mind that would like to decide?  Why need a governing 
forum?
> independently from the authors of Lua. I don't wish to speak for the 
> authors, but I understand that they do not want the responsibility of 
> managing a desktop eco-system for Lua, be an advocate to Linux 
> distributors, bless a set of standard libraries, etc.
Who wants a desktop eco-system for Lua?  I don't, for example. Oh, and 
there is more to the world than Linux.
> Since many people might choose to benefit from the results of some of 
> these activities, it seems to me that if there is a desire to see Lua 
> expand into more common use, while also letting Lua be Lua for those 
> that like things more as they are, that this path would be a decent 
> option to explore.
>
> -Andrew
I see not much benefit, tbh, i your proposal.