Re: 2023 Transparency Report

From: Glen Fernandes (glen.fernandes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-02-20 20:34:28

On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, Louis Tatta wrote:

> Our Staff Engineers maintain existing Boost libraries, write new Boost
> libraries, and contribute to other Boost projects. We employ IT experts
> full-time to maintain and improve the infrastructure which supports Boost,
> including the legacy web server, the Drone continuous integration servers,
> the scripts used to deploy GitHub Actions for Boost repositories, and the
> scripts which publish the Boost release. In addition, we provide on-demand
> technical support services for Boost authors and maintainers who have
> infrastructure related problems.

[...]

>  We are upgrading [the Boost Mailing List] to the latest Mailman version,
> and building an optional web-based front-end allowing interaction using
> only a browser.

[...]

> A total of $1,768,000 was spent on Boost-related contributions,

[...]

>
> It is an honor and a pleasure to support the Boost C++ Library collection.
>

Thank you, for the contributions to the Boost libraries, release process,
infrastructure, developers, and users.

Glen