Re: [boost] Boost UUID Maintainer

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost UUID Maintainer
From: Michael Caisse (mcaisse-lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-08-08 02:44:41

On 8/7/17 17:44, Edward Diener via Boost wrote:
> On 8/4/2017 10:54 PM, James E. King, III via Boost wrote:
>> Greetings!  I'm a long-time boost user and over the years I have posted
>> defects into boost trac for the components I have used.  I was reviewing
>> the backlog on boost::uuid and in trac and it needs a bit of grooming.  I
>> started submitting some PRs to resolve some of these.  Edward D. in
>> the CMT
>> group was reviewing some of them and mentioned that there is no active
>> maintainer for the library, and invited me to introduce myself here.
>>
>> I am currently a committer on the Apache Thrift project and I have 20+
>> years development experience with C++.  I have good experience at backlog
>> grooming, and I am very focused on quality.  I believe firmly in testing
>> all code branches, and using coverage tools to prove it.  I also assisted
>> the glibc team in getting started with Coverity Scan which helped lead to
>> resolution of 138 defects at last count.  My current position is a
>> Software
>> Architect at HPE SimpliVity where I have been for the last ~7 years (I'm
>> easy to find on LinkedIn, hopefully).  I live in Westford, MA, USA.
>>
>> Given there is no maintainer for boost::uuid currently, I would like to
>> petition for that responsibility.  It is a relatively small library in
>> the
>> portfolio and seems like a good introduction to being a maintainer in
>> such
>> a widely used project.
>>
>> Thanks for your consideration,
> 
> Would you please follow the instructions at
> http://www.boost.org/community/official_library_maintainer_program.html
> to become the maintainer of the Boost uuid library.
> 
> Thanks !
> 
>>
>> Jim King
> 

Hi Jim -

BLOM (that link above) is for companies/organizations wishing to
maintain libraries and receive some recognition in return.

Are you wanting to this as yourself or as part of HPE SimpliVity?

michael
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Michael Caisse
Ciere Consulting
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