Re: [boost] [1.36.0] Libraries with unmerged changes?

From: Emil Dotchevski (emil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-16 16:07:05

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 1:04 PM, Robert Ramey <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Actually, the disclaimer is a lot more interesting.  Suppose
> that boost asked for (a less provacatively worded) disclaimer
> for authors who want to be able to do this.  Something like:
>
> ".... library is a new library.  As it becomes more widely used,
> and we get more feed back from real users.
> We expect that we may want to make some modifications
> to some of the interface and/or sematics of the library.  We
> will endeavor to avoid this, but sh*t happens. So
> please be aware of this and double check the documentation
> and release notes when moving to a more recent version
> of this library.  Perhaps in the future, we will be able to
> guarentee that the interface/semantics of the library will
> not change."
>
> more or less

One of the stated purposes of Boost is as a test bed for libraries
before they are considered for standardization. So I don't think that
the disclaimer says anything new.

I think that instead of formal disclaimer, we can adopt some kind of
rating for the stability/matureness of each library. Something like
"new" / "mature" / "stable"?

Emil Dotchevski
Reverge Studios, Inc.
http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/index.php?n=ReCode