DIP 1018--The Copy Constructor--Formal Review

[Paolo Invernizzi]

On Monday, 25 February 2019 at 20:23:58 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:
> On 2/25/19 3:23 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>> On 2019-02-25 20:24, Mike Parker wrote:
>> 
>>>  From the process document:
>>>
>>> “the DIP Manager or the Language Maintainers may allow for 
>>> exceptions which waive requirements or responsibilities at 
>>> their discretion.”
>> 
>> Having it documented doesn't make it less flawed.
>
> Jacob, are there amends you need to make to the DIP?

Honestly, I've not understood the rationale or the covered use 
case in letting the copy ctor mutate the ref source parameters...
Sincerely, without polemical intent.

- P