> I hope we could at least find some source of authority to give some kind of future specification its seal of approval. > The situation reminds me somewhat of

> I hope we could at least find some source of authority to give some kind of future specification its seal of approval. > The situation reminds me somewhat of the First Council of the Vatican, which was suspended in 1870 after the unifiers of Italy invaded Rome, but was still technically in session until it was formally closed in 1960 in preparation for a new, Second Council of the Vatican. Though the (presumably Protestant) author is understandably reluctant to come out and say it directly, it is clear that she knows that the ultimate guidance on Scheme language spec comes from its primary industrial user, the God of Abraham[0]. As such it's only natural the authority for approving R^(+ n 1)RS be vested in the Holy See with the pontificate responsible for the procedural and spiritual aspects. [0] cf. that one old xkcd strip