Re: Common Framework Initiative - Status of Language Design

[pdmosses@brics.dk]

> Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 17:38:43 +0200
> From: pdmosses@brics.dk
> 
> COMMON FRAMEWORK INITIATIVE - STATUS OF LANGUAGE DESIGN
> 
> [This unif-task list is restricted to announcements concerning 
> meetings and overall coordination.  Please direct follow-ups 
> concerning language design issues to unif-lang@daimi.aau.dk.]

As mentioned in a previous message, the mailing-list names have been
changed.  The above should now read:

[This cofi-list is restricted to announcements concerning CoFI
meetings and overall coordination.  Please direct follow-ups 
concerning language design issues to cofi-language@brics.dk.]

> SUMMARY:
> 
> * Common Framework Initiative acronym: changed from CFI to CoFI
>   - the WWW pages and FTP archives will be updated accordingly
> 
> * Common Language design milestones (revised after Oxford meetings):
>   
>    15  June     96      Proposal for tentative language design available
>                         - comments by all CoFI participants invited

The Language Design task group needs a few more days.  The proposal
will now (definitely!) become available on Thursday 20 June.  It will
be announced to all the CoFI mailing lists and on the CoFI WWW pages.

>    5-7 July     96      Language Design task group meeting in Munich
>                         - to finalize tentative language design
> 
>    15  July     96      Tentative language design available
>                         - assessment by other task groups starts
> 
>        December 96      Revision of tentative language design
> 
>        January  97      Proposal for final language design available
>                         - comments by research community invited
> 
>        Spring   97      Submission of final language design
>                         - approval by IFIP WG 14.3 requested
> 
> DETAILS:
..........
> Note, however, that the Common Framework Initiative is a voluntary,
> unfunded effort, and the plans outlined above may change, in response
> to fluctuations in the available human resources.

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\  /  Peter D Mosses         <pdmosses@brics.dk>
CoFI  Common Framework Initiative  - Coordinator
/  \  WWW URL: http://www.brics.dk/Projects/CoFI
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Note the acronym and URL - CoFI was formerly CFI