From 085be81a9fc2544827260228ae0fbd7937a247f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russ Cox Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021 18:03:06 -0400 Subject: README.md: document declined as infeasible Change-Id: Id64bf406cfc39e9d0fa1114e7b0614b1cdaef94f Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/proposal/+/354449 Trust: Russ Cox Run-TryBot: Russ Cox Reviewed-by: Russ Cox --- README.md | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e33067c..1310743 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -250,10 +250,21 @@ follows John Ousterhout's advice in his post “[Open Decision-Making](https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/decisions.php),” in particular the “Reconsideration” section. +#### Declined as Infeasible + +If a proposal directly contradicts the core design of the language or of a package, +or if a proposal is impossible to implement efficiently or at all, +the proposal review group may decline the proposal as infeasible +without progressing through the Active or Likely Decline stages. + +If it seems like there is still general interest from others, +or that discussion may lead to a feasible proposal, +the proposal may also be kept open and the discussion continued. + #### Declined as Retracted If a proposal is closed or retracted in a comment by the original author, -the proposal review group may declined the proposal as retracted +the proposal review group may decline the proposal as retracted without progressing through the Active or Likely Decline stages. If it seems like there is still general interest from others, the proposal -- cgit v1.3