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Subject: Re: [boost] Transfer of Maintenance Rights
From: Stewart, Robert (Robert.Stewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-25 11:25:57


Daniel James wrote:
> On 25 March 2010 12:14, Stewart, Robert
>
> > Indeed, we encourage you to make constant improvements.
>
> I'm not sure about this. I think some parts of boost should try to
> reach a stable state.

That's a good point. How about this:

"Indeed, we encourage you to make improvements, at least until the library reaches a proven level of maturity. At that point, changes may be less helpful to the user community and might be better put into a new library that would coexist with the original, if accepted."

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Rob Stewart robert.stewart_at_[hidden]
Software Engineer, Core Software using std::disclaimer;
Susquehanna International Group, LLP http://www.sig.com

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