Re: [boost] Re: Boost as charity-ware

From: William E. Kempf (wekempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-21 00:00:12

Rene Rivera said:
> [2003-01-19] Gennaro Prota wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 15:19:15 -0600, Rene Rivera
>><grafik666_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>>[2003-01-19] Gennaro Prota wrote:
>>>
>>>>I would *love* to see boost becoming a charity-ware collection of
>>>> libraries.
>>>
>>>Why?
>>
>>What a question! Because that would mean making good deeds.
>
> You shouldn't need Boost to do good deeds ;-)

Not to mention that a "forced" or "required" deed can't really be
considered a "good" deed.

>>>>The idea is that we choose a list of associations and
>>>>bodies, and set up a mechanism, through the boost site or another
>>>> site, where download is possible only by making a donation to one of
>>>> the associations. That would be the only condition and the software
>>>> would be of course free to use, copy and modify.
>>>
>>>If it's "free to use, copy and modify" isn't requiring payment
>>>contradictory?
>>
>>Shrug. Ok, maybe I should be contented with just "encouraging" a
>>donation :-/
>
> The best donation, would be that of time and effort towards Boost
> itself. For that matter hire Dave, his sig...

Who else should benefit from the Boost efforts, but it's members?  And I
think we do benefit.

William E. Kempf
wekempf_at_[hidden]