Re: [boost] Build Boost Back Better

On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 at 10:37, Andrey Semashev via Boost wrote:

On 4/7/22 09:54, Kostas Savvidis via Boost wrote:

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On Apr 4, 2022, at 20:43, Vinnie Falco via Boost wrote:

the declining level of activity on the Boost mailing lists and the declining level of participation in the Boost formal review process. Both in terms of the number of reviewers, and in terms of the difficulty in finding a review manager.

One way forward might be involving more women. Now and again, a woman posts a patch or a comment but the core participants are all men. The Foundation's board is also all male. Google Code also seems to attract an all-male crowd.

Women, in particular, are excellent at active networking and will in time involve yet other women (and men).

How to do it? Next time there is a review, cold-call a colleague or a mailing list participant.

Gender has no bearing in Boost community, and I would very much like it to stay this way. If you're good at C++, if you have interesting ideas, if you make useful libraries - you are welcome, regardless of gender, race or nationality.

+1 I couldn't express my own thoughts on that matter better. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net