Re: In Response to Mr. Falco's June 2024 Letter

From: Claudio DeSouza (cdesouza_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-06-27 15:31:52

Dude, bro, no way.
Why? I hate my life, mate.

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 12:59 AM Kristen Shaker via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hello Boost Community,
>
>
> My name is Kristen. Admittedly, I am not the most active participant on the
> boost mailing list. However, I do serve on the Boost Foundation Board of
> Directors as Board Chair. It is lovely to e-meet you; Hopefully I'll have
> the opportunity to get to know you better during the course of my tenure.
>
>
> Recently, we became aware of a letter that was circulated to the Boost
> developer community. The Boost Foundation Board of Directors have penned
> the following note in response to that letter.
>
> _____________________________________
>
>
> Dear Boost Community Members,
>
> Recently, Mr. Falco distributed a letter indicating intent to a) rescind
> his offer of hosting a new boost.org website, b) retract his agreement to
> retire the @BoostLibraries account on X in favor of the established
> @Boost_Libraries, c) create a new set of Boost mailing lists on boost.io,
> and d) attempt to purchase the boost.org domain name from Beman Dawes’s
> estate. While we are surprised and saddened by this turn of events, we
> agree with Mr. Falco that cutting ties between the C++ Alliance and the
> Boost Foundation is in everyone’s best interests. That being said, we want
> to acknowledge Mr. Falco and his employees’ tremendous contributions toward
> a modernized Boost website and significant investment in maintaining and
> extending the Boost Libraries.
>
> On March 28th, 2024, the Foundation voted to point the boost.org domain
> name at Mr. Falco’s new site. Given that we had every intention to move
> forward we were shocked to hear that Mr Falco felt we were “holding [his]
> work hostage.”
>
> The Boost Foundation was entirely unaware of Mr. Falco’s attempts to
> purchase the boost.org domain name. We were not consulted until it became
> clear to Mr. Falco that to proceed with the transaction, he would need the
> login credentials for the domain name provider. At that point, Mr. Falco
> did contact a board member requesting the credentials, which were not
> provided to him.
>
> We were hesitant to discuss these events publicly, but since Mr. Falco has
> openly described his attempts to purchase the boost.org domain name, this
> public response seems appropriate. The fact that he took these steps
> without coordinating with—or even notifying— the Boost Foundation, has
> shaken our confidence in the Alliance and Mr. Falco.
>
> While we very much appreciate Mr. Falco's financial investment, nonprofits
> like Boost are not—nor should they be—beholden to their largest financial
> contributors. We are committed to continuing to foster a collaborative
> environment where C++ developers can contribute great ideas to the open
> source community. Boost's consensus-based process is not always the fastest
> way to the best result, but it is consistent with that commitment.
> Ideally,  Mr. Falco would be interested in contributing financially to a
> worthy cause without assuming control over the Libraries, but his letter
> indicates otherwise. Therefore, we agree with Mr. Falco’s assessment that
> there is no viable path forward for further coordination between The C++
> Alliance and The Boost Foundation. We do, however, wish Mr. Falco and the
> Alliance all the best in their continued efforts to improve the C++
> ecosystem.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> The Boost Foundation Board of Directors
>
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