Re: Potential Launch of Boost Website: Request for Final Feedback

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-02-14 21:27:31

On 2/14/24 22:12, Glen Fernandes wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:29 PM Andrey Semashev  wrote:
>>
>> On 2/14/24 19:29, Vinnie Falco via Boost wrote:
>>> Who "represents Boost?"
>>
>> There is Boost Steering Committee (or was it renamed to Boost
>> Foundation?) Does it no longer exist? I think, Marshall Clow and Glen
>> Fernandes were members.
>>
> 
> What was the Steering Committee (and is now the Boost Foundation) only
> serves the needs of the Boost developer community. i.e. We don't
> govern Boost development, but provide support and resources.
> - For example, paying for the domain and hosting.
> 
> (Taking off the Boost Foundation hat and putting on the Boost author hat):
> As Boost developers (library authors, contributors) we get to decide
> on the direction of our libraries, as well as the content of the Boost
> website.
> 
> This venue (the mailing list) is where you can decide what should be
> on our website. Or voice concerns about what currently is and instead
> shouldn't be on our website.

I fully agree that the community should decide what will be on the
website, content-wise. But given that the website is an important
element of the Boost project infrastructure, I would expect Boost
Foundation to own and manage it. This will affect what is written in the
legal documents such as Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.