Re: [boost] [1.54.0][release] Provisional schedule

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.54.0][release] Provisional schedule
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-06 10:59:53

On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 9:26 AM, Philip Bennefall <philip_at_[hidden]>wrote:

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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene Rivera" <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]>
> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
> Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [boost] [1.54.0][release] Provisional schedule
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> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Daniel James <daniel_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
>
>  On 6 May 2013 14:15, Philip Bennefall <philip_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> > I was just wondering if it is possible to get a modified, Boost licensed
>> > version of detail/endian.hpp into this next release? It'd be great to >
>> get
>> > this licensing issue resolved in this next Boost version, if at all
>> > possible.
>>
>> I don't know. I haven't been following that. Did anyone take
>> responsibility for it?
>>
>>
> It's highly unlikely. There is al alternative implementation in Boost
> Predef. But that isn't even fully accepted as a library. I could attempt to
> do a standalone port from Predef into detail/endian.hpp but I doubt I could
> both get it done and tested to a point that it would be safe to merge into
> release.
>
> Hi,
>
> I understand. I just wanted to make sure because I want to use Boost in a
> commercial product in the near future and I am not sure what the company
> will think about the ambiguity. I hope that it can be resolved - if not for
> the July release, then maybe for the one in November? Perhaps a ticket
> could be made for this?
>

Sure, creating a ticket would help at least in tagging it to a release
milestone. But it will be resolved for the November release one way or
another.

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