Re: [boost] Languishing review requests

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-06 17:45:30

Peter Dimov wrote:
> David Abrahams wrote:
>> on Tue Jun 05 2007, Jody Hagins <jody-boost-011304-AT-atdesk.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The review manager does have a fair amount of authority, especially
>>> in reviews which are not clear cut one way or another.  So, it can't
>>> just be given to anyone who asks... though maybe there should be some
>>> explanation given to those who are not picked, and maybe some kind of
>>> "training roadmap" provided for those interested.
>> Great ideas.
> 
> It might be time to rethink this part of the Boost process as well. I'll 
> start with one seemingly simple question:
> 
> Why do we need a review manager at all? 

Primarily to avoid any questions or doubts about whether a library 
should be accepted or not. The review manager supposedly takes 
everybody's feedback into account, but makes the ultimate yes/no 
decision, and is even free to buck popular opinion. It's a 
representative democracy, twice removed: we elect the review wizard, who 
elects the review managers, who elect the libraries. Which would make 
the review managers the electoral college. ;-)

Another key job of the review manager is to collect all the feedback and 
present a TODO list to the author of the new Boost library, but that's 
secondary.

-- 
Eric Niebler
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com