Re: [boost] Re: 1.31.0 Progress (or lack thereof)

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-26 16:58:43

At 04:00 PM 1/26/2004, Robert Ramey wrote:
 >Dave Abrahams wrote:
 >
 >> I'm actually shocked that we're wedging
 >>is_abstract into the release branch.
 >
 >Doesn't this kinkd explain why three months can
 >elapse between the time a new release is anounced
 >and the time it is available.?
 >
 >Can't we just say that when a release is anounced any
 >new features will have to be added to the next release?
 >
 >I believe that the efforts to get features in sooner have
 >actually resulted in making the new features available later.
 >I also believe that this is common occurance on lots of
 >software projects.

Our problem is only partially new features. We also have trouble with:

* Regressions against the prior release, particularly with older compilers.

* Documentation not updated at the time code was originally changed.

* Patches and bug reports not attended to until close to release.

--Beman