Dmitry Olshansky wrote: > On 17.04.2012 1:00, Jens Mueller wrote: > >Lars T. Kyllingstad wrote: > >>On Sunday, 15 April 2012 at 16:23:32 UTC, Jens Mueller wrote: > >>>Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > >>>>There have been quite a few good comments, but no review manager > >>>>offer. Could someone please take this role? > >>> > >>>I will do this. > >>>But I will need to get more familiar with the process. And add it > >>>to > >>>http://prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?ReviewQueue for future review > >>>managers. > >> > >> > >>The review process is based on Boost's: > >> > >>http://www.boost.org/community/reviews.html#Review_Manager > > > >The page is shorter than expected. Last time I checked I found something > >way longer. Since the Phobos' review process is based on Boost's where > >does deviate? > > > > It's peer review followed by voting and that's all about it. > I don't think you should seek any formal standards, documents, > guidelines, etc. > > The manager role is rather simple: > > 1. Manger picks module from review queue and posts an announcement > that formal review of it starts today. Post should contain relevant > information about module and links to source/documentation. Also > importantly it sets the exact time the review ends and the exact > time voting ends. (usually 2 weeks review, 1 week for voting) > > 2. When review ends Manager ether opens a vote thread. > If it's obvious that module needs futher work (on explicit request > from author) Manager may choose to prolong or postpone review thus > putting it back into queue. > > 3. When vote period ends count up the votes and declare the result. > > And that's it. > There are no hard rule on which module has the priority in queue. > It is loosely calculated on basis of how long it was ready for > review and how important the functionality is.
Many thanks for your explanation. > P.S. If you are not sure are up to it just say the word and I'll > volunteer instead. We need to push this forward as the review queue > is going to overflow real soon ;) Andrei is already preparing. Review will start soon. Jens