DIP 1028 "Make @safe the Default" is dead

[Walter Bright]

On 5/29/2020 2:38 PM, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> On Friday, 29 May 2020 at 21:18:13 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> The idea is the simple, general rule that:
> 
> There's already exceptions to that.
> 
> public public void foo() {}
> 
> is an error, whereas
> 
> public:
>    public void foo() {}
> 
> is not.

Is it really an exception?

public public:  // error
public public { } // error


> Let's say "attribute: changes the default attribute set of non-inferred 
> subsequent declarations. attribute{} changes the default attribute set of 
> non-inferred child declarations."

The inferred set changes over time, this would become problematic.