[Rivet] DIS issues with Rivet

[Andy Buckley]

On 07/08/12 17:01, Simon Plätzer wrote:
> Hi Andy,
> 
> some time ago Thomas and colleagues asked about few issues related to
> DIS analyses in Rivet. We really want to look at these/use the provided
> features to implement other DIS observables; have you had time to look
> into this stuff?

Hi Simon,

I'm replying with the Rivet mailing list in CC, since I think no-one has
the capacity to be 100% in charge of Rivet development at the moment
(roll on yet another attempt at EU funding...)

I spoke with Roman (also in CC now) at the BOOST workshop about some
improvements to the DIS treatment, and confirmed there that while *I*
don't have time to implement them, we will ecstatically receive,
integrate and credit any patches that you, Thomas or Roman should
supply! DIS isn't an event type that many people are testing right now,
so if you guys have the interest then I think you are the best possible
critics and improvers (I don't want to say "maintainers" -- it implies
drudgery!)

I don't recall if Thomas and Roman's concerns/suggestions overlap,
although I guess all you guys are in (actual, same-institute type)
contact? The main development thread in Rivet at the moment is the big
histogramming (and other things) overhaul, which I hope will be ready
for a first release in a couple of months -- faster seems too
optimistic. But we have a maintenance branch and can consider a 1.8.2
release in the next month or so if there is enough development to
warrant it.

Thanks,
Andy

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