Re: Build Boost Back Better

From: Peter Barker (newbarker_at_[hidden])
Date: 2022-04-05 08:31:35

Viewpoint from a user of Boost. I'm firmly in the camp that a forum is the
way to go. Boost has been crying out for this for AGES!

Pete

On Mon, 4 Apr 2022 at 18:44, Vinnie Falco via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Well, now that I have everyone's attention just before the release,
> I'd like to draw attention to the elephant in the room. That is, the
> declining level of activity on the Boost mailing lists and the
> declining level of participation in the Boost formal review process.
> Both in terms of the number of reviewers, and in terms of the
> difficulty in finding a review manager.
>
> Clearly, a website update is necessary and along with it some type of
> campaign to highlight once again the important role that Boost serves
> in the C++ community for both professionals and amateurs alike. But
> what more can we do?
>
> This came up before but it is worth mentioning again; in addition to a
> website update to make boost.org modern and relevant, how do we feel
> about a transition to forum-based discussion instead of the mailing
> list? I realize this will ruffle some feathers but surely the
> alternative, a descent into irrelevance due to steady declining
> activity is worse?
>
> Discuss.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Vinnie
>
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>
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