[boost] Re: Any interest in adding unicode support to boost?

From: Erik Wien (wien_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-19 11:30:23

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miro Jurisic" <macdev_at_[hidden]>
> In addition to all the things you would normally consider when preparing a
> boost
> submission (e.g., whether there is interest) and all the things you would
> normally consider when writing a bachelor's thesis (e.g., whether you can
> complete it on time), you should think about some of the possible
> interactions
> between boost and thesis:

Yes. I am currently working with my college to find out if there are any
such issues that might come up. I have to turn in a project description in a
week or so, and in the following review process, these matters should
surface.

>
> 1. Is the boost license compatible with copyright and intellectual
> property
> requirements of your school? (It's best not to assume; most schools have a
> specific policy about this.)
>
Though I haven't checked personally (And I will do that.),  I know several
open-source projects have been run as bachelors thesis(es?) at my college
before, so I would imagine a boost project should be possible.

> 2. If the boost review process begins after you graduate, which of the
> three of
> you will be responsible for interacting with boost? It's clear from your
> message
> you have interest in boost, but you should to be prepared to take on the
> participation in the review process in case your collaborators decide they
> want
> to do something else after they graduate.
>
> I don't want to sound discouraging, but I do want to point out that the
> completion of your thesis and the submission to boost should be decoupled
> so
> that you don't make your life more stressful than necessary.>

Good point. I have not yet decided if I should make a connection between the
actual review process and the thesis itself. I will probably end up with the
thesis being a paper and library that could then be submitted to boost (but
not required to) when it is completed. I would like to do the the
development within the boost community though, so a total decoupling from
boost would probably not be such a good idea either.

>
> Besides that point, my only question right now is when we can see the
> preliminary proposal :-)
>

Patience. ;)

> meeroh
>
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