Re: [myhdl-list] Migen logic design toolbox - now with simulator

[Christopher F. <chr...@gm...>]

On 3/12/12 9:44 AM, Sébastien Bourdeauducq wrote:
> On 03/12/2012 03:42 PM, Christopher Felton wrote:
>> Sure, there are many things "closely" related.  If Mentor or Cadence
>> were advertising their latest offerings here, I don't think anyone would
>> object to calling it spam.
>
> This software is just commercial and proprietary offerings about which
> you have no way to discuss. Migen is an open source project. This makes
> a lot of difference to me.

Other open-source projects I am familiar with don't post releases 
announcements to the other groups.   Or offer "their" tools as solutions 
to technical questions / discussions.

The python-scientific dev group doesn't post to octave dev.  The scilab 
dev doesn't post to the scientific-python, etc.  Even though, these 
groups have similar initiatives; they want to proliferate the 
open-source scientific/numerical computing options.  They don't self 
promote on each others "communication channels".

>> So yes, it is spam it has nothing to do with MyHDL.  It is different if
>> projects that MyHDL interfaces/uses (Icarus, Python, pypy, etc) or
>> projects that build off MyHDL post releases.  This is not the case, you
>> are simply exploiting this group for your own self interest.
>
> ...which is, in this case, discussing and building the best open source
> Python-based hardware description language and tools. I won't go after
> you if you "spam" our communication channels about the latest MyHDL
> features; in fact, if this brings about fruitful technical discussion,
> it would be welcome. I'd also be welcoming a Migen/MyHDL merger (no need
> to duplicate efforts) - but you rejected even the most simple patches
> from me - not my problem.
>
> Sébastien
>

If the simplest of patches don't work they should be rejected.  You keep 
stating that it was simple but overlook the fact that you couldn't get 
it correct.

I don't believe you are sincerely interested in "fruitful" technical 
discussions.  The past discussions you have shied away from and/or 
resorted to name calling or some other off hand remark to avoid the 
objective technical discussions.

Chris