Re: [boost] Beyond the C++ Standard Library: An Introduction to B oost

From: Alec Ross (alec_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-19 14:09:40

In message <3D8559AE95B4D611B02C0002557C6C8B01A1AD12_at_STH-EXCH>, 
Bjorn.Karlsson_at_[hidden] writes
>Hello Beman,
>
>> From: Beman Dawes [mailto:bdawes_at_[hidden]]
>>
>> What kind of animal is that on the cover? Some kind of Lemur?
>
>Yes, they are lemurs. In case some of you are wondering what lemurs and
>Boost have in common, I must confess that I have absolutely no idea. My
>editor, Peter Gordon, came up with the unbelievably far-fetched connection
>that "Boost is giving a lift to the C++ Standard Library". I think that he,
>just as you and I did, simply thought that they were just about the cutest
>things you ever saw.
>
>(When deciding which cover picture to go with, I also consulted my
>six-year-old son, who made it quite clear that the other options were, ahem,
>less perfect than the one with the lemurs.)
>

Love the criterion.

Best,

Alec

>> It is about the cutest thing I've seen in a long time. (Don't
>> tell my office cat I said that.)
>
>My lips are sealed.
>
>Björn
>
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Alec Ross