[boost] Re: [admin] Overlapping reviews -- should this be allowed?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-08 14:27:30

tom brinkman <reportbase_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Jeff Garland wrote:
>
>>> I could accept review overlaps if it became the review managers job
>>> to put together a group of people guaranteed to make a review. The
>>> size of this group would depend on the library's size.
>> 
>> I think this is very difficult to do practically...
>
> Yes, difficult.  But it is worth further consideration.  I would be in favor
> of this approach as a reasonable compromise.

I think we've had a problem with getting insufficient review scrutiny
for some libraries that were accepted.  Overlaps would only make that
problem worse, which is why I oppose them.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
http://www.boost-consulting.com