Re: Newbie seeks guiding hands.

[Ian Grant]

> Another thing I didn't understand were the sfri's - what are they,
> compatibility layers?

SRFI is "Scheme Request for Implementation". They're like a set of addenda to 
RnRS, each defines a particular facility like a string library, list library, 
threads etc.  See http://srfi.schemers.org/ for details.

Ian
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