-----Original Message----- From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Edward Diener via Boost Sent: 14 March 2017 22:36 To: boost@lists.boost.org Cc: Edward Diener Subject: Re: [boost] [review queue] What to do about the library review queue?
Dear Boost,
I see that new candidate Boost libraries entering the review queue have exploded in recent years, with no less than *twenty-three* proposed libraries awaiting a review. I am certainly not against paying programmers for valuable work, even if
On 3/14/2017 8:01 AM, Niall Douglas via Boost wrote: that "work" is managing a Boost review. I am afraid, however, that paying a review manager might mean that someone will take on the task who is not qualified for it simply because money is being offered.
+1 I'd offer to manage a review, but I rarely feel qualified (and usually then there are others much better qualified). Money isn't going to help with that :-( Although I'm not against paying on 'moral' grounds if that would really help. We could offer money, but be very careful about who we give it to. I still favor some halfway house, a bit like BLincubator (though I didn't like the way it works much), so stuff can be better tried 'in anger' by far more people or more platforms - and most important refined (especially documentation). FWIW Paul PS I still do not favour gratuitously removing support for older compilers, but strongly support new libraries (or 'Son of ...' v2, v3 updates) that *only* support the newer/newest compilers.