Re: [boost] Splitting/rearranging Boost.Utility

Subject: Re: [boost] Splitting/rearranging Boost.Utility
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-11 13:59:20

Alexander Lamaison wrote:
> It's not the same thing as giving the whole world commit rights.

Yeah, I know. In Boost parlance though, "maintainer" does mean "commit 
rights", and therefore "community maintenance" does mean "giving the 
community commit rights".

Even if the only thing you do is press the "Merge Pull Request" button from 
time to time, you're still the maintainer. That's not because only you can 
work on the code; it's because (a) if something goes wrong, it's your 
responsibility to fix it and (b) you're supposed to be familiar with the the 
decisions underlying the design of the library and the history behind them, 
and therefore can evaluate the merits of a proposed change and the risk of 
it breaking the world.