Re: [boost] Splitting/rearranging Boost.Utility

Subject: Re: [boost] Splitting/rearranging Boost.Utility
From: Alexander Lamaison (awl03_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-11 20:01:31

Daniel James <daniel_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On 12 December 2013 00:24, Alexander Lamaison <awl03_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>> It seems unlikely that this community team would
>>> consist of people who have sufficiently proven themselves in the boost
>>> community to maintain core components.
>>
>> I'm sure there's more than one person who understands the core
>> components.  Having it otherwise would put Boost in a vulnerable
>> posistion.  There's a good reason that companies make sure no important
>> component is understood by just one developer.
>
> Just because someone isn't given commit access doesn't mean that they
> don't understand the component. You're conflating different issues.

I'm saying they should be given commit access.  If we know they
understand the component, how do we benefit by denying them that access?

Alex

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