Re: [math] [POLL] new TLP name

2016-02-01 Thread norm
Phil Steitz writes: >Please select your top choice among the following suggested names >for the new [math]-based TLP. All are welcome and encouraged to >respond. This POLL will be open for 72 hours, at which time two >tallies will be presented: one among those who have volunteered for >the new

Re: [VOTE] Form a separate TLP based on [math]

2016-01-16 Thread norm
Phil Steitz writes: >The discussion has thus far been generally favorable. I would like >therefore to put the proposal to split [math] out into a separate >TLP to a VOTE. Assuming a favorable vote, we can discuss how to go >about doing it. Votes, please. All are welcome to vote. > >[ ] +1 I am

Re: [VOTE] Accept Naomi

2015-11-01 Thread norm
Henri Yandell writes: > I see a lot of talking on list and not much engagement with Norm and Jeff >(either to or from them). This concerns me. Much of the discussion has been about matters internal to Apache Commons. Jeff and I are not yet sufficiently familiar with these matters to c

Re: Proposed Contribution to Apache Commons,

2015-10-24 Thread norm
My colleague, Jeff Rothenberg, and I are retired computer scientists and are no strangers to regular expression theory and practice. Both of us have used regular expressions for decades and have taught many other programmers how to use them. Stephen Kleene (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Col

Proposed Contribution to Apache Commons,

2015-09-29 Thread norm
My colleague Jeff Rothenberg and I, retirees, have developed an alternative to using regular expressions for searching for (and optionally replacing) patterns in text. We believe it is generally useful to Java programmers and would like to contribute it to Apache Commons, where we will continue to