Re: [boost] RFC: Community maintained libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] RFC: Community maintained libraries
From: Alexander Lamaison (awl03_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-05 17:16:30

Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:36 PM, Alexander Lamaison <awl03_at_[hidden]>wrote:
>
> Extensive discussion of
>
> =====================================
>> The role of Boost library maintainers
>> =====================================
>
> What you are proposing is much more extensive and all encompassing than
> anything I had in mind.

...snip

> The Community maintained libraries would start out as a very small piece of
> Boost. It would affect only a few boosters, and those that were affected
> would mostly be different from the set of release managers and library
> maintainers who are tied up in the move to git and modular boost. We can
> try it out to see if it works before speculating as to what portion of
> Boost libraries might eventually end up community maintained.

I'd be happy see your proposal implemented.  I just wanted to put mine
out there to get people thinking about what else might be possible.
Anything is better than the status quo.

Alex

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