Re: [boost] What happens when a Boost library is unmaintained?

Subject: Re: [boost] What happens when a Boost library is unmaintained?
From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-02 05:15:00

> suppose that an accepted and officially distributed Boost library has
> become unmaintained, meaning that
>
> a) the code is not developed any further,
>
> b) reported bugs are not fixed, confirmed, or otherwise responded
>    to, and
>
> c) questions on the mailing list aren't answered,
>
> then what is the procedure to deal with that situation?

Complain :-)

Basically we would need a volunteer to take over if attempts to contact the 
original author fail,

John.