Re: [boost] [proposal] The boost.org Maintenance Effort

Subject: Re: [boost] [proposal] The boost.org Maintenance Effort
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-27 07:55:40

At Thu, 27 May 2010 10:30:11 +0800,
Dean Michael Berris wrote:
> 
> On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Stewart, Robert <Robert.Stewart_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > Dean Michael Berris wrote:
> >>
> >> Participation
> >>
> >> Â  * Let's encourage participation in the form of comments to blog
> >> posts, feedback on documentation pages, and discussions on specific
> >> topics/threads.
> >
> > It is already painful to keep up with all of the different places where people choose to post information. Â Do we really need more? Â I'm wary of the fragmentation that this could engender, but perhaps the user side of Boost would benefit most from this change.
> >
> 
> I think the word "fragmentation" unnecessarily denotes a negative
> meaning. I don't think fragmentation is necessarily bad -- the idea
> that the Boost community would grow does not preclude the idea of
> having little sub-communities within the larger Boost community. If
> you think about it, Boost.Spirit already has a thriving community
> which I personally think is still part of the Boost community. I don't
> think it's a bad idea to have more of these communities coming up and
> furthering the Boost "brand". I just think it should really be easy
> for communities to form around a certain library and putting it all on
> the web is one of the easiest ways of doing it.

Furthermore, IMO, a model where boost grows without sub-communities is
unsustainable.

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