On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 11:37 AM Michael Wong via SG19 <sg19_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

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During this meeting, a point was raised. There are organizations which
cannot consume third party libraries. For example, downloading from GitHub
or installing using vcpkg or conan. This is a legitimate concern. And if
the C++ Standard does not offer a solution, it becomes an unfulfilled
demand.

Which I just realized, is exactly the condition for market solutions to
present themselves. This is what happened with static analysis tools. As
long as the C++ Standard satisfies the implicit promise that it will use as
the sole justification for standardization, that organizations cannot use
third party solutions - no one else will step in to fill the demand.

I would bet that if C++ no longer offered std:: as a package manager,
another entity will fill the gap. After all, the loss of supply does not
diminish the demand. Perhaps a new working group would form, one whose sole
purpose is to standardize library components with a different set of
tradeoffs.

Food for thought.