[AD] Getting back up to speed and the role of the Dictator

[Evert Glebbeek <eglebbk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Ive moved house a few weeks ago and I'm pretty much settled in nicely now. 
That means I'll hopefully be getting back to doing some Allegro-related 
things soon.

However, I would like to make a proposal regarding the role of the 
Dictator.
Roman Dictators were typically appointed for a specific task: defeat some 
enemy or conquer some country. Likewise, I would like to propose 
appointing a Dictator for a specific task. In particular, I would like to 
appoint a Dictator to set the timeframe and manage the logistics of a 
4.3.0 release. I'll handle 4.2.1.

The 4.3 Dictator would have to get a checklist of things that should be in 
4.3, draft a timeframe and motivate people (and himself) to contribute. 
The latter will be by far the hardest part, as we're all pressed for time.

I hope that this will make it a bit easier and less time consuming to be 
Dictator, because the `job' is only for the forseable future or with a 
specific goal in mind.

Thoughts? Candidates?
Peter Wang and Elias Pschernig are the first names that leap to my mind.

Evert