On Aug 30, 2012 2:58 PM, C. Bergström <cbergst...@pathscale.com> wrote: > > On 08/30/12 07:29 PM, Liviu Nicoara wrote: >> >> On 08/30/12 06:48, "C. Bergström" wrote: >>> >>> I'm sincerely sorry to ask this and I have my own answers, but why continue STDCXX when such negativity from Apache is apparent.. >> >> >> AFAICT, the Apache Foundation has been a good host for STDCXX during these years. They have provided a framework for STDCXX to function in as well as an infrastructure for its daily activities. All in accordance to their principles about what constitutes a healthy software project. > > I disagree that the recent actions have fostered positive growth in the project. > 1) They fired the previous PMC - who was by far the most invested and dedicated person to the project. I don't care if he missed some reports or had a few flippant comments - I think it was pretty stupid (I mean he's part of the C++ standard committee) > 2) Posting the project is dead on a public list certainly doesn't help grow a community
well, it's half year since revival of the project was announced and has there been any progress/improvements? The state of this is a koma at best. > > Hosting and mailing lists can be put almost anywhere and very a menial thing. I see discussions like this and bureaucratic non-sense as a dire roadblock to success. > >> >>> >>> or >>> Why not move to libc++? (Yes I realize the amount of effort involved here) >> >> >> It can't be explained. > > Sure it can, but it's biased to perspective and needs. For example if libc++ doesn't support Win platforms, or you must maintain STL compatibility or if you want to have support for C++11 sooner. > > I'll contribute time, resources and engineering help if the project moves away from Apache, but not otherwise. > > ./C >
