[boost] Re: google going open source

From: David B. Held (dheld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-18 21:26:07

Jeff Garland wrote:
> [...]
>>From a larger view, I'm really excited to see companies like Adobe and
> Google contributing C++ libraries into the community. 

I second that.  Even though Adobe is a member of the BSA and Google
isn't as squeaky clean as they like to present themselves, kudos to
both for their OSS initiatives.

> But we probably need ask if we should be turning around and attempting
> to boostify this code?  ...2 reasons I can see for boostification are
> things that people want to standardize, and things that people want for
> other boost libs...

And I second this question as well.  While code analysis tools are
definitely useful, they don't appear to take the form of a library,
par se (or perhaps I didn't look closely enough).  And it seems
even less likely that such a tool would become part of C++.  It
almost seems like asking to Boostify the GNU profiler or gdb.  While
those are fine tools, they do just fine on their own without being
a part of Boost.  BJam is a Boost tool, but it isn't a Boost library.
Perhaps we could sanction Google's offerings as "Blessed Boost tools",
but leave it at that?

Dave