Re: [boost] [1.44] Beta progress?

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.44] Beta progress?
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-26 07:52:34

At Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:12:24 -0800,
Robert Ramey wrote:
> 
> David Abrahams wrote:
> > At Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:30:03 -0800,
> > Robert Ramey wrote:
> >>
> >> Matthias Troyer wrote:
> >>> On 23 Jul 2010, at 18:11, Robert Ramey wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> [snip]
> >>>> Robert Ramey
> >>
> >>> Let me summarize concisely: no user-defined archive type may use any
> >>> of the serialize function, pointer handling, or any other aspect of
> >>> the serialization library since all those are implementation details
> >>> that you might change at any time.
> >>
> >> Naturally I think that's a little harsh.
> >
> > As far as I can tell there was no criticism, express or implied, in
> > Matthias's statement, so if it sounds harsh perhaps it is because the
> > predicament in which he currently finds himself is harsh.
> 
> It's actually demonstrably incorrect - I was just being diplomatic

That may be so, but as far as I could tell at the time it was
Matthias' best attempt to interpret what you had been telling him.
Therefore, it was how he (mis?)understood his predicament.

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Dave Abrahams
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