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Re: [std-proposals] A proposal on default enum initialization

From: Marcin Jaczewski <marcinjaczewski86_at_[hidden]>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:19:26 +0200
wt., 28 mar 2023 o 12:03 Aleksej Penkov via Std-Proposals <
std-proposals_at_[hidden]> napisał(a):

> Hi Andrew,
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> Thanks for the explanation.
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> I thought that if this email pre-discussion vetoes the idea, then it makes
> no sense to go to drafting it etc.
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> But if it’s not like that, I can start preparing a draft.
>

Yes, this list have no power over committee, but if you get strong push
back, its possible same will happen in committee as
some people who could post there are members of it too.

Similarly, if someone points out that a similar proposal was rejected a
couple of years ago,
you need to be ready to face a similar fate or put in a lot of work to
avert it.


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> Regards,
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> Aleksej Penkov
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> *From:* Andrew Tomazos <andrewtomazos_at_[hidden]>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 28, 2023 09:55
> *To:* std-proposals_at_[hidden]
> *Cc:* Penkov Aleksej, JC-6 <Aleksej.Penkov_at_[hidden]>
> *Subject:* Re: [std-proposals] A proposal on default enum initialization
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> *Sent from outside the BMW organization* - be CAUTIOUS, particularly with
> links and attachments.
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> *Absender außerhalb der BMW Organisation* - Bitte VORSICHT beim Öffnen
> von Links und Anhängen.
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> On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 6:49 PM Aleksej Penkov via Std-Proposals <
> std-proposals_at_[hidden]> wrote:
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> Thanks a lot for the discussion and your comments.
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> So am I right with the understanding that the idea is a ‘no-go’?
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> That's not how the process works. You need to write a formal proposal.
> See https://www.stroustrup.com/how-to-write-a-proposal.pdf
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> You (or a champion) then need to present the formal proposal to WG21 at a
> meeting, likely the EWGI subgroup which deals initially with language
> extensions. They will then discuss it and take a vote whether they want to
> consider working on it.
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> I'd start by writing a draft of the formal proposal and then posting the
> draft document to std-proposals. We can let you know the next step once
> this is done. For examples of other proposals see
> https://wg21.link/index.html
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Received on 2023-03-28 10:19:37