Daryle Walker wrote:
[Summary: Erik wants to contribute a Unicode strings project, but he wants it to simultaneously be his college thesis.]
Would taking on this project be the best idea for Boost? We wouldn't be able to help Erik too much to prevent accusations of cheating.
That's a problem for Erik ;-) Nobody can stop you from suggesting ideas.
But what happens if Erik proceeds too slowly for someone? They can always do their own Boost Unicode project, but that may bring up the cheating problem.
Again, it can only be a problem for him. Besides, do you have a specific "someone" in mind? So far, everybody agrees that Unicode is important but nobody has the time.
Basically our Unicode needs will be locked into Erik hands, and neither assistance nor competition can occur unless Erik withdraws the project from either Boost or his college.
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