DIP 1018--The Copy Constructor--Formal Review

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 2/25/19 2:41 PM, bachmeier wrote:
> On Monday, 25 February 2019 at 19:24:55 UTC, 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.”
>>
>> If you were to write a DIP for a feature they think important enough, 
>> it could be fast tracked, too.
> 
> I hate to be so negative, but when I see D's corporate management 
> structure, the lack of community contribution is obvious. It doesn't 
> exactly motivate contributions. This is no way to run an open source 
> project. I understand that it works well for Facebook because everyone 
> on the team is paid six figures, and they can be replaced in two hours, 
> but an open source project is not Facebook.
> 
> I know the whole argument about why it is that way. That doesn't mean 
> it's going to work.

What do you recommend? Should we carry a final review here?