New DIP Rules

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 7/22/20 10:14 AM, Ogi wrote:
> On Wednesday, 22 July 2020 at 11:54:33 UTC, claptrap wrote:
>>
>> Maybe a third maintainer who only steps in when needed. I have no idea 
>> but I assume most DIPS are not actually that contentious?
>>
>> So maybe have a vote of the core team, if it's above a certain 
>> threshold, ask someone else to step in instead of the person voting on 
>> their own DIP.
> 
> The way I see it, this third person should be not a maintainer but an 
> independent arbiter who is not involved in the whole DIP process. He has 
> no vote when maintainers decides if the DIP should be accepted. But, 
> after the DIP gets accepted, community would have a right to appeal to 
> the arbiter and he can decide to repeal this DIP.
> 
> This wouldn’t change the existing process, only add an extra safeguard. 
> Walter would be allowed to write his own DIPs without an overhead of 
> adding an additional person. Arbiter’s involvement will only be needed 
> in very special cases.
> 
> If Andrei would agree to take this position, that would be great. It 
> would’t require his constant involvement. And everyone would be happy to 
> know that Andrei is still on board.

Thanks for the thought. I'm glad to opine about things on occasion and 
am not going anywhere, but the official position has taken a toll on me. 
I need to decline.

Even if I was up for it, it would be a huge positive step forward to 
find someone else for it. The D language is a few strong contributors 
away from greatness.