Daryle Walker <darylew <at> hotmail.com> writes:
On 11/16/04 9:55 AM, "Joaquín Mª López Muñoz" <joaquin <at> tid.es> wrote:
To mention Aleksey there is the least we should do to thank him for everything he did for this release (and for the future ones) and I hope it's not too late for that!
Anybody volunteering to write 2 sentences?
Maybe something to adorn the acknlowedgements section like shown below?
http://195.235.93.150/boost.html
I don't know, perhaps it's a little too childish, but well I was in the mood
Since everyone so far was gushing with joy over the suggestion, I guess I have to step in personally to be the kill-joy objector.
The "1.32" moniker implies that there have been (around) 31 previous releases. What makes Aleksey's so special? Has he been faster than previous releases by Beman or Dave (or whoever else)?
It is not only Aleksey who's being thanked, but also a bunch of other people who were supporting the process (including you and me.) So I guess the point is whether we should thank anyone or nobody (thanking everybody but the manager would be, well, weird.) IMHO this is the beginning of a healthy tradition, no comparison meant to past release managers and collaborators.
I colloquially feel that this release round has taken too long, but I won't officially complain since I never did a "bytes of added/changed code" per "release preparation time" analysis for all the releases.
I agree with you on this, but this is probably a separate topic (and a one I'd like to raise once the 1.32 party is over.)
The only objection I have concerns the cartoon. Yes, I think it's too childish. I know this response is too late since Dave has already implemented the idea, but can he yank the cartoon, if Dave actually included it? (I haven't seen the updated page yet.) Aleksey can include the cartoon on his Boost page if he wants.
Having produced the thing, I feel a bit guilty :) I find the image a little at odds with the general feel of the site, but some humor cannot hurt much. Anyway, this is just my personal opinion. At least, I hope nobody finds it offensive or deeply inappropriate. Best, Joaquín M López Muñoz Telefónica, Investigación y Desarrollo