Re: Boost Asset Stewardship Review

From: Klemens Morgenstern (klemensdavidmorgenstern_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-09-16 22:55:07

On Tue, Sep 17, 2024, 12:18 AM Hans Dembinski via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> I vote to accept the proposal of the Boost Foundation.
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> I am neither affiliated with the C++ Alliance nor with the Boost
> Foundation.
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> I am the developer of the Histogram library, which sees a lot of use in the
> scientific community.
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> My personal values are aligned with the Boost Foundation and its
> supporters.
> My observation is that the C++ Alliance uses money to gain influence over
> this community, for example, by paying some community members to work on
> projects, and through its donations into the infrastructure.

Do you consider it a negative to sponsor work on projects and
infrastructure?

I want Boost to
> be a non-hierarchical community based on volunteer work, inclusivity,
> transparency, and consensus. The community is developing away from this
> ideal, as the C++ Alliance has taken an increasingly dominant role. While
> my
> decision here may not change that trend, I cannot support a proposal which
> would further increases their influence.
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> Hans
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