[racket-dev] PLaneT(2): Single vs multi-collection packages

I think more people need to speak up on this question --- particularly
authors of existing packages, since the current proposal necessitates
an update to each existing package.

The proposal is to make single-package collections the default:

 * If a directory used as a package has no "info.rkt" file, then it is
   treated as a single-collection package.

   The single collection's name is the same as the package name (which
   tends to be the directory name, but it depends on how you install
   the package).

 * If a directory used as a package has an "info.rkt" file, but
   "info.rkt" doesn't explicitly say that the package is
   multi-collection, then it's still a single-collection package.

   The "info.rkt" file might supply a name for the single collection,
   instead of leaving it to the package name; supplying a name would be
   a requirement for ring-0 packages.

For each existing package, the author would need to add a line to the
package's "info.rkt" to indicate that it is a multi-collection package
(or change the layout to single-collection mode, with the caveat that
the package won't work with v5.3.4).

Any more votes for/against?