What if instead of a FIFO queue, we had a reddit style queue where proposals can bubble up based on community interest? It might help us figure out what to focus on in the 'phase 2' times where we allow a few out of scope proposals through... we just grab a couple off of the top.
Thanks, Jon Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2017, at 11:18 PM, Chris Lattner via swift-evolution > <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: > > >> On Jun 12, 2017, at 10:07 PM, Paul Cantrell via swift-evolution >> <swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote: >> >> >> Perhaps the solution is not necessarily throttling proposals per se, but >> having some mechanism for routing a proposal to something other than either >> a review cycle or the freezer: “this needs manifesto-ing,” “this needs >> prototyping to measure impact on existing code,” “this needs to simmer and >> find its context before we work it into a proposal,” etc. (That’s related to >> Daryle’s original message.) > > I feel like I’m missing some part of the motivation for this thread. Let me > try to explain why: > > Lets say you’re interested in proposing a new feature or idea today, and are > told that it is out of scope. One of two things happen. When the next > release comes around, either: > > 1) if you’re still engaged with swift-evolution, you can bring it back up. > > 2) if you’re not still engaged, it will get dropped unless someone else is > interested in championing it. > > > What good does a “queue” of proposals in the freezer do? In practice, > getting a proposal to happen frequently requires editing and iteration, not > to mention active discussion about motivation. We have no shortage of > important proposals to get through in each release, why should we make it > easier for proposals with no active proponent? Wouldn’t that just encourage > people to drop off “drive-by” proposals for ideas? > > -Chris > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > swift-evolution mailing list > swift-evolution@swift.org > https://lists.swift.org/mailman/listinfo/swift-evolution
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