Re: A few updates...

From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-04-01 22:34:34

On Apr 1, 2024, at 3:17 PM, Vladimir Batov via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> On 2024-04-02 08:40, David Sankel via Boost wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> I have a few updates regarding Boost organization that I wanted to share
>> with the wider community.
>> First, as many of you are already aware, Vinnie Falco, Rene Rivera, and
>> others from the C++ Alliance have set up a rival Boost website (boost.io
>> vs. boost.org), Boost Twitter account (@BoostLibraries
>> vs. @Boost_Libraries), and LinkedIn account. As this behavior is gravely
>> injurious to the Boost community and amounts to a hostile takeover attempt,
>> it has been decided to ban these individuals from the Boost mailing list
>> for the foreseeable future. Libraries owned by these individuals will be
>> removed from the main Boost distribution in future releases unless others
>> volunteer to continue their maintenance. Additionally, we have initiated
>> legal action to get these false Internet assets taken down under common
>> trademark law. I hope with these steps we will finally put behind us the
>> unfortunate events of the past few months.
>> Second, we have decided to retire the Boost mailing list in favor of
>> discord.boost.org to attract a newer demographic of Boost users and
>> developers who prefer this medium to legacy mailing lists. The transition
>> will not be immediate, but we hope to have it complete by April 1, 2025. I
>> know some of you have been reluctant to this kind of change, but as Roy T
>> Bennett once said, "change begins at the end of your comfort zone."
>> Third, I am very pleased to announce that Microsoft has given the Boost
>> Foundation a $850,000 grant as part of their Rust initiative. These funds
>> will be used primarily to port Boost libraries to the Rust programming
>> language. We will begin by porting recent additions to Boost, such as
>> Boost.Parser, since some of the older libraries (e.g. Boost.SmartPtr)
>> already have equivalents in the Rust standard library. The Boost community
>> is invited to provide additional input as to the priority of various
>> conversions.
>> Finally, and with some regret, I must share the news that the Boost
>> Foundation will be dissolving itself per popular request from Boost
>> developers considering it (incorrectly) be concerned with only the C++Now
>> conference. The Boost Foundation's assets will be held under trust by
>> Robert Ramey and Niall Douglas until more appropriate governance is built.
>> That's all for now. I hope y'all have a great week!
>> -- David Sankel
> 
> Holy shit.

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— Marshall