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Subject: Re: [boost] Process discussions
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-31 11:41:40
At Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:31:35 +0300,
Vladimir Prus wrote:
>
> For a quick experiment, I tried to assess whether the discussion actually
> reflects the needs of Boost developers, so I created a table of Boost
> developers sorted by the number of commits in 2010. It is here:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5suwfbn
>
> It seems that 5 top Boost comitters did not participate much in recent
> discussions. And going down the list, it seems like many of active developers
> did not say anything, while most of discussions is fueled by folks who
> don't commit much.
Yes, my commit rate is way down, in large part because I find the
current structure such a drag to deal with.
> Maybe I suggest that for some time, we outright ban freeform
> discussion about process,
Um, no. That's not the sort of thing we ban on this list.
-- Dave Abrahams BoostPro Computing http://www.boostpro.com