2023: Focusing on stability, GitHub Sponsors, and Frozen DIPs

[Dukc]

On Monday, 20 February 2023 at 12:38:56 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> I'm excited because some of the ideas and goals I and others 
> have had for D, the community, and the ecosystem, are starting 
> to take shape. I'm eagerly anticipating the announcements I'll 
> be able to make as the year progresses.

Sounds big! Hopefully includes Phobos v2.

> As a result of a discussion that took place during our January 
> meeting (summary coming this week!), Walter and Átila have 
> decided to shift gears a bit. For the next year, they want to 
> emphasize stability and robustness.

This sure is in line with what many have been suggesting.

> In the meantime, as I have mentioned before, I'm eliminating 
> the Final Review round from the process we have now, and I'm 
> willing to run more than one review at a time. If you have 
> submitted a DIP to the PR queue, I'll be in touch soon to see 
> if you're ready to move forward.

Excellent.

> I intend to publish the January and February meeting summaries 
> by the end of this week. As I mentioned before, I botched my 
> recording of the January meeting (the audio output wasn't 
> recorded, only my microphone was). Given the black hole that is 
> my memory, I had to enlist the help of some of the attendees to 
> gather up enough info for the summary. It won't be at the level 
> of detail you're used to, but it's the best I can do.

I'm sorry. Good try anyway.