[ocaml-platform] on the need and design of OCaml namespaces

[Leo White]

>I tend to agree with Alain about the fact that hierarchical namespaces
>is overkill. Flat namespace is easier to achieve and will solve most
>problems.

I don't think there is any additional work to support hierarchical 
namespaces.

>Working with Java all days long and its namespace, I would say it is
>totally useless to copy that! What the meaning of org.apache? Will I
>have to name my libraries net.le-gall.sylvain.Foo or
>org.ocamlcore.forge.ounit.OUnit?

There is a big difference between supporting hierarchical names and 
mandating them. It seems fairly ridiculous to assume that people are going 
to suddenly start using long unwieldy names with no obvious benefit.