[boost] 1.35 ETA

From: Richard Newman (richard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-06 11:06:49

I ask this not to badger well-intentioned volunteers, but to provoke 
constructive discussion.

Version 1.34.1 was released on July 24, 2007, going on 8 months ago. 
Since that time 6 new libraries have been accepted with one more 
accepted provisionally (according to boost.org website).

Prior to 1.34.1, 1.34.0 was released on May 12, 2007, 2-1/2 months 
prior.  1.34.0 was considered a very long release: it's predecessor 
(1.33.1) was released on Dec. 5, 2005, nearly 1-1/2 years prior.

At one point, there was hope of getting 1.35.0 out before the end of 
2007, given that it was to be a short release primarily to move to Trac 
and Subversion, without large functionality upgrades or code base 
improvements.  As I recall, part of the intent was to move to faster 
release cycles with teams of release managers to reduce the imposition 
on any one volunteer.

We are now nearing spring break, the beaches of Cancun beckon, and 
another round of messages about Google's Summer of Code have begun.

Is there a realistic target date for releasing 1.35?  Is there a 
distinct possibility that 1.35 will require a full year or more to close 
since it began?

With respect,
Richard Newman