Re: [boost] [text] [review] Text formal review result

On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 11:28 PM Vinnie Falco wrote:

On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 7:02 PM Zach Laine via Boost wrote:

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This list is not very welcoming. that is exactly the right kind of thing for Boost did not submit to Boost because they felt this list was rude and combative.

Yes well this is what happens when you encourage everyone to play the part of victim. Its a larger problem and not one that is specific for Boost to solve.

I really don't know if that is the right characterization or not, because I don't know all the details.

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this list is hard for outsiders to penetrate ... I have no suggested fixes for this

I agree. I think the mailing-list format is an anachronism. I would like to rebrand Boost and the website to be a more comprehensive social media site with an emphasis on C++. Instead of a mailing list, it should have a forum. And reviews would take place there. For example each reviewed library would be its own sub-forum to hold the review (and subsequent discussion and support if the library is accepted), using a threaded discussion format.

I've been thinking the same thing for a number of years. Zach