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From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-07 10:23:04
"Martin Wille" <mw8329_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:42CC51D7.6070002_at_yahoo.com.au...
> Beman Dawes wrote:
>> Thanks to everyone who responded to the "Marketing?" thread!
>>
>> Rather than try to reply individually, I've tried to roll everyone's
>> comments and suggestions into a modified home page and a new "background"
>> page (for managers).
>>
>> See http://www.esva.net/~beman/boost-home/index.htm
>>
>> and http://www.esva.net/~beman/boost-home/more/background.html
>>
>> Comments? Is this heading in the right direction?
>
> This is a lot better. Yes, this is definitely heading in the right
> direction.
>
> "Productivity" is one big plus. Another one, from a manager point of
> view, is safety of investment: the fact that libraries from Boost ended
> up in TR1 indicates that the effort of adding Boost to a company's tool
> chest is not a waste. In fact, it gives you a head-start in adopting new
> technologies.
Ok, I've added wording to that effect, including your "head-start" phrase.
Thanks for the suggestion,
--Beman
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