Re: [boost] RFC: Community maintained libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] RFC: Community maintained libraries
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-05 21:29:45

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 8:20 PM, Alexander Lamaison <awl03_at_[hidden]>wrote:

> Daniel James <daniel_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
> > On 5 December 2013 22:47, Alexander Lamaison <awl03_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >> Daniel James <daniel_at_[hidden]> writes:
> >>
> >>> On 5 December 2013 22:09, Alexander Lamaison <awl03_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> If that's the case, I don't think people realise that's a recognised
> >>>> route to contribute.  When it happens it always seems like an
> emergency
> >>>> measure.
> >>>
> >>> Do you notice when it goes well?
> >>
> >> That depends what you mean.  It happens rarely so it's not clear if it's
> >> going well or not.
> >
> > The point is the when things go well you don't notice. Since you
> > mentioned Stephen Kelly as an example of when things go wrong; I
> > checked in some of his changes, dealt with the release notes, replied
> > to people who were worried about them etc. You noticed what went
> > wrong, but you didn't notice what went well.
>
> If that's the case then I must be missing those discussions.  Where is
> that occurring?  Not on this list, presumably.
>

Some of the OK to commit? messages I get for my libraries are private, but
I wouldn't want to guess what percent.

--Beman