Re: [boost] [local] Any "active Boost library author" in favor of Boost.Local?

Subject: Re: [boost] [local] Any "active Boost library author" in favor of Boost.Local?
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-25 05:35:46

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Lorenzo
> Caminiti
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 12:30 AM
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [boost] [local] Any "active Boost library author" in favor of Boost.Local?
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I will be honest: The fact that some of the people arguing for not including Boost.Local are
"active Boost
> library authors" (Thomas, Joel, and Hartmut) seems to make their opinion weight more than the
opinion of
> others that have also submitted a review for the library.
> 
> Two questions:
> 
> 1) Should reviews from "active Boost library authors" carry more weight? (This is /not/ a rhetoric
> question.)
> 
> 2) Is there any "active Boost library author" out there that is in favor of including Boost.Local?
(If so,
> please say so by replying to this thread.)

Weighting the reviews is the task (often very tricky) of the review manager.

Whether the reviewer is an 'active library author' is just one weighting factor.

I fall into that category, but I'd hate to think that my 'review' carried any weight just for that
reason!

Paul

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