Re: [boost] The future and present of Boost

On Thu, 25 Oct 2018 at 00:43, Raffi Enficiaud via Boost wrote:

On 24.10.18 10:32, Mateusz Loskot via Boost wrote:

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 00:41, Raffi Enficiaud via Boost wrote:

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I would make an effort to end the life of some libraries, rather than ending the life of boost or their maintainers. Boost should accept it successes and its failures.

- Is boost.test a success? I think it is, I am biased though. I would love to drop support for C++03 to get rid of all the intra-library dependencies that are polluting the usability. [...]

Please, present a definition of success or failure as basis to qualify a library for removal from Boost.

That is exactly what I will *not* do, this is you to define the success of the library you maintain :) You know your users and the ecosystem around the library better than anyone else. [...] The point is: we should look at boost with fair criticism over the time and the success of the individual libraries. This success may be within boost, in the community created around that library, or anything else.

Clear. I agree with your point, taken. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net