Re: [boost] [test] boost.test owner unresponsive to persistent problems for multiple years

Subject: Re: [boost] [test] boost.test owner unresponsive to persistent problems for multiple years
From: Olaf van der Spek (ml_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-01-02 20:58:32

On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 2:45 AM, Gennadiy Rozental <rogeeff_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Richard <legalize+jeeves <at> mail.xmission.com> writes:
>
>>
>> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup]
>>
>> Gennadiy Rozental <rogeeff <at> gmail.com> spake the secret code
>> <loom.20141231T002217-446 <at> post.gmane.org> thusly:
>>
>> >> is "soon" a matter of days, weeks, months or years?
>> >
>> >We had a good progress recently. If things go well (more people join the
>> >effort) - weeks. Less optimistic - months.
>>
>> Why does it take weeks or months to release a fix that has BEEN
>> DEVELOPED YEARS AGO?
>
> I appreciate that you care a lot about the quality of our library. If you
> had accepted my offer of collaboration a year ago, I think we would be in
> much better shape now. As it is, we should be fine as well, but it takes
> somewhat longer.

Why does it take so long?

-- 
Olaf