Pedro Lamarão <pedro.lamarao@intersix.com.br> writes:
David Abrahams escreveu:
If the assumtion here were grounded we could just as well accept
libraries directly because we trust the good jugdment of the author;
but we don't, and there lies our "credibility".
Well, there's a "Zen of Boost" that I think you fail to appreciate
here. We maintain the tension between autonomy and ownership on the
one hand, and oversight and review on the other. It's one of the key
things that's made Boost successful, and I wouldn't want to change it.
I suppose this conflict of interest
I think "conflict of interest" is the wrong phrase here, but I know what you mean.
would not be as important if the Boost library release process would
separate (more frequently) bugfix releases from new features
releases.
I don't know what you mean by "would not be as important." -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com