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Boost Asset Stewardship Review Result
by Glen Fernandes 28 Sep '24

28 Sep '24

Dear Boost developers and users, This concludes the Boost Asset Stewardship review was conducted between 09/03 and 09/22. I want to thank everyone who submitted a review and everyone who otherwise contributed to the discussion. What follows is my review result. For fairness and for the record, this is my connection to all parties involved: For the Boost C++ libraries I am or have been: - A Boost library author, - A maintainer of at least three Boost libraries, - A contributor to at least ten other Boost libraries, - A review manager of at least two Boost reviews, - A release manager, - A maintainer of the Boost GitHub organization, - A moderator of the Boost mailing lists, For the Boost Foundation I am or have been: - A former member of the Boost Steering Committee - A director on the board, For the C++ Alliance I have been: - A volunteer that helped review project specifications and resumes, On behalf of the Boost community, I accept the C++ Alliance Fiscal Sponsorship proposal with the following condition: - The new committee should be named something which clearly indicates that its purpose is confined to Boost's assets or infrastructure. There should be no confusion or question over whether it has any control or even other influence over the C++ library development. Please avoid any mention of "Steering" or "Direction". I accept the three initial members of the committee as proposed (Ion, Rene, Joaquin) without reservations. All three are Boost developers whom I respect and I am confident of their ability and their desire to serve the Boost community. While I appreciate the invitation to join, and would otherwise never refuse an opportunity to help Boost, I feel like my making the acceptance decision of the founding committee should prohibit me being on that list. The reviews and the discussion has convinced me that the Fiscal Sponsorship model is the right choice for Boost going forward. - It provides us with the financing we need now, and secures a very credible path for depending on them going forward. Moreover, it puts the administration of those resources in the hands of those representing our community. The Foundation can and has tried to achieve the same thing, but it should be obvious that it does not have the same level of financial resources, or technical and legal expertise at its disposal. - It has the support of a great majority of the Boost community. It is no secret that there has been a growing rift between the Boost developers and some of the Foundation members, despite my and others best attempts at healing it. Even with the same resources provided to the Foundation, I don't see it achieving the same level of acceptance and consensus that the C++ Alliance has. I want to thank the C++ Alliance for crafting this proposal, and giving us a solution for supporting those parts of Boost infrastructure that are increasingly expensive and complex to manage. This will allow the rest of us to focus on what we love doing: Working on C++ libraries. And I would be remiss if I did not repeat my gratitude to the C++ Alliance and to Vinnie for those times in the past he has come to Boost's rescue, many of these at my request. Next, I want to thank all present and past members of the Foundation and the Steering Committee for their service to the Boost project. Especially, I want to thank Michael Caisse for all the time and energy he has dedicated over the years to supporting the parts of Boost site and mailing lists that we take for granted. On that same note I want to thank the Foundation for agreeing to this review and committing to its result. If nothing else, I hope this act alone demonstrates to the community that despite past events, the intention of the Foundation is to act in accordance with the community's wishes. I would also like to make it known that I will submit a suggestion in the next meeting that the Boost Foundation rename itself to not include the word "Boost". Ultimately, it will come down to a vote between the board members, but I believe this is the best thing for the Foundation. Just as the rename from BoostCon to C++Now enabled the conference to achieve its goals of reaching the broader C++ community, the hope is that this will similarly enable the Foundation to succeed with its current mission, which spans beyond Boost. Finally, I want to repeat my thanks to the community for their voice in this review. While the list above of my involvement in Boost might seem significant, it really is not. I have contributed a small fraction of what some of the people who participated in this review have. But all of us are here because we are invested in Boost and want it to succeed more than it has already. And I hope that the decision above will help Boost do just that. Sincerely, Glen

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Boost Asset Stewardship Review begins today (3rd Sept)
by Glen Fernandes 03 Sep '24

03 Sep '24

Dear Boost community, The Boost Asset Stewardship Review begins today, 3rd September and ends on 22nd September. For reference, the review schedule is: https://www.boost.org/community/review_schedule.html The submission which initiated the review is the following proposal from the C++ Alliance: https://cppalliance.org/pdf/Fiscal-Sponsorship-Proposal.pdf It proposes a Fiscal Sponsorship which: 1) is a legal agreement where the C++ Alliance holds assets on behalf of the Boost project. It proposes a newly formed (steering) committee that would be composed of Boost developer community members that would determine how the assets are used. 2) donates the assets that it funds to the Boost project (domains, hosting, etc.) The "Boost developer community" here refers to: - Boost library authors - Boost library contributors - Boost release managers For a high level overview of these terms (which I needed) see the following email with definitions: https://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2024/09/257579.php The Boost Foundation asks the Boost developer community to consider the following alternative: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XFt7Bh71e4_uE0iK4jifhR__P0iG5_c1cDfBsMj… The Boost Foundation proposal presents a path forward where it continues to be the steward the assets in question, but offers a change in how these are managed. The assets here refer to the following: - The boost.org domain - Website hosting - Mailing lists - Downloads storage and CDN - Drone CI Currently, the Boost Foundation owns and pays for the following: - Website hosting - Mailing lists The C++ Alliance pays and manages for the following: - The Drone CI - The CDN for the downloads - The download archive - Technical assistance and support for the Boost release process - Backup domain names (in case boost.org expires) - Hosting and downloads for the new website prototype (boost.io) The boost.org domain is absent from both lists above: The Boost Foundation technically does not own it yet. The domain was owned by Beman and he had the credentials. The Boost Foundation is working with Beman's widow and the Dawes Estate to transfer ownership to it. For reference, see Kristen's email: https://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2024/08/257563.php Note that the content of the current boost.org site and the new boost.io website is still the province of the Boost developer community. To be clear, the review is not about deciding governance over Boost C++ library development. That remains in the hands of the Boost developer community. Please send all reviews to the Boost developer mailing list. If you do not want to create an account, you can email me at glenfe -at- boost.org with your review and I will post it to the list for you. Include "Asset Stewardship Review" or "Asset Stewardship" in your email subject. In your review do disclose any affiliation to either the C++ Alliance or Boost Foundation groups. Please state any connection you have to Boost (developer, user, package manager etc.) Thank you, Glen

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Boost Asset Stewardship Review begins 09/03
by Glen Fernandes 30 Aug '24

30 Aug '24

Everyone, The formal review for the stewardship of Boost assets begins next week, September 3rd. For reference, the review schedule is: https://www.boost.org/community/review_schedule.html The C++ Alliance submitted the following proposal: https://cppalliance.org/pdf/Fiscal-Sponsorship-Proposal.pdf Also attached to this email as: CplusplusAllianceFiscalSponsorshipProposal.pdf The Boost Foundation has prepared a proposal for the community's consideration that is waiting on review from all board members and will be posted before the end of day tomorrow (08/30, by 5pm EST). A follow up email will be posted when it is available so that it has visibility on the Boost developers list and the Announcement list. The review, like our C++ library formal reviews, is open to everyone to participate. The official review start announcement email next week will detail the process for participation. Thank you, - Glen

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[release] Boost.1.86.0
by Marshall Clow 14 Aug '24

14 Aug '24

Release 1.86.0 of the Boost C++ Libraries is now available. These open-source libraries work well with the C++ Standard Library, and are usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both commercial and non-commercial use. The release contains numerous enhancements and bug fixes for existing libraries. For details, including download links, see <http://www.boost.org/users/news/version_1.86.0> You can also download directly from: <https://archives.boost.io/release/1.86.0/source/> To install this release on your system, see <http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/more/getting_started/index.html> Thanks to everyone who participated in this release. -- The Boost Release Team Marshall Clow, Glen Fernandes, Ion Ion Gaztañaga

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[release] Boost 1.86.0 beta 1 released
by Marshall Clow 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Boost release 1.86.0 beta 1 is now available at: https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/beta/1.86.0.beta1/source/ The SHA256 checksums are: 6c3b6b6b1760090ebd658b764c9006d9579df2a20763ede356e059fe52989277 boost_1_86_0_b1.tar.bz2 cc0e5c0fb54ea8762c2eb9fbfd185cb8ccbe1ad33c218883f9438dbe2f9a795b boost_1_86_0_b1.zip cad677f5b746bd83c68131766554b56ebf40eb7ba94823526b03820db9dbc049 boost_1_86_0_b1.7z 82b59c0ca4d3b8bbf910ffdbbf535ef738fa1d648b8ba6f2608b516a58f89c55 boost_1_86_0_b1.tar.gz Release notes (still need updates): https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_86_0.html Please try the beta and report any problems you encounter. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the release. Thanks especially to Sam Darwin for his help with the tools, and figuring out what happend with RC3. -- Boost Release Team

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[release] Boost 1.85.0
by Marshall Clow 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Release 1.85.0 of the Boost C++ Libraries is now available. These open-source libraries work well with the C++ Standard Library, and are usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both commercial and non-commercial use. This release contains two new libraries: * Boost.Charconv: A high quality implementation of <charconv> in C++11, from Matt Borland. * Boost.Scope: A collection of scope guard utilities and a unique_resource wrapper, from Andrey Semashev. The release also contains numerous enhancements and bug fixes for existing libraries. For details, including download links, see <http://www.boost.org/users/news/version_1.85.0> You can also download directly from: <https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/release/1.85.0/> To install this release on your system, see <http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/release/more/getting_started/index.html> Thanks to everyone who participated in this release. -- The Boost Release Team Marshall Clow, Glen Fernandes

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[release] Boost 1.85.0 beta 1 is available
by Marshall Clow 13 Mar '24

13 Mar '24

Boost release 1.85.0 beta 1 is now available at: https://boostorg.jfrog.io/artifactory/main/beta/1.85.0.beta1/source/ The SHA256 checksums are: c13b76f420684a8d5b2eb0f297c281348ba0311d50354d952c5ce7c689e7879b boost_1_85_0_b1.zip e65d529023c7b08d0b92c53fff24ce9df9568cc0fe667c90caf8a9dbc5e63b0d boost_1_85_0_b1.7z 9c1ce4793342e8e57eb34c61f774a9dac0c6fc036084785e416613a18091bacc boost_1_85_0_b1.tar.gz cf7449faedeac9b76bade8ee59007cc4456a14de375dfcbd9e6e38aabe8a1334 boost_1_85_0_b1.tar.bz2 There was one problem reported during the beta release process; when you build the release using b2, it will emit a warning: [errno 2] failed to scan file '': No such file or directory This is harmless, and will be fixed for the final release. the release notes are available at: https://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_85_0.html Please try the beta and report any problems you encounter. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the release. -- Boost Release Team

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Review of Parser library ends Wednesday, February 28th.
by Marshall Clow 25 Feb '24

25 Feb '24

So far we’ve received five reviews, and one of them was “docs only”. Keep those reviews coming! — Marshall

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Review of Parser library begins today
by Marshall Clow 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

The review of Zach Laine’s proposed Boost.Parser library begins today and will end on February 28th. From the introduction page of the documentation: Boost.Parser is a parser combinator library. That is, it consists of a set of low-level primitive parsers, and operations that can be used to combine those parsers into more complicated parsers. There are primitive parsers that parse epsilon (the empty string), chars, ints, floats, etc. There are operations which combine parsers to create new parsers. For instance, the Kleene star operation takes an existing parser p and creates a new parser that matches zero or more occurrences of whatever p matches. Both callable objects and operator overloads are used for the combining operations. For instance, operator*() is used for Kleene star, and you can also write repeat(n)[p] to create a parser for exactly n repetitions of p. Boost.Parser also tries to accommodate the multiple ways that people often want to get a parse result out of their parsing code. Some parsing may best be done by returning an object that represents the result of the parse. Other parsing may best be done by filling in a preexisting data structure. Yet other parsing may best be done by parsing small sections of a large document, and reporting the results of subparsers as they are finished, via callbacks. Boost.Parser accommodates all these ways of working, and even makes it possible to do callback-based or non-callback-based parsing without rewriting any code (except by changing the top-level call from parse() to callback_parse()). All of Boost.Parser's public interfaces are sentinel- and range-friendly, just like the interfaces in std::ranges. Boost.Parser is Unicode-aware through and through. When you parse ranges of char, Boost.Parser does not assume any particular encoding — not Unicode or any other encoding. Parsing of inputs other than plain chars assumes that the input is Unicode. In the Unicode-aware code paths, all parsing is done by matching code points. This means that you can feed UTF-8 strings into Boost.Parser, both as input and within your parser, and the right sort of matching occurs. For instance, if your parser is trying to match repetitions of the char '\xcc' (which is a lead byte from a UTF-8 sequence, and so is malformed UTF-8 if not followed by an appropriate UTF-8 code unit), it will not match the start of "\xcc\x80" (UTF-8 for the code point U+0300). Boost.Parser knows that the matching must be whole-code-point, and so it interprets the char '\xcc' as the code point U+00CC. Error reporting is important to get right, and it is important to make errors easy to understand, especially for end-users. Boost.Parser produces runtime parse error messages that are very similar to the diagnostics that you get when compiling with GCC and Clang (it even supports warnings that don't fail the parse). The exact token associated with a diagnostic can be reported to the user, with the containing line quoted, and with a marker pointing right at the token. Boost.Parser takes care of this for you; your parser does not need to include any special code to make this happen. Of course, you can also replace the error handler entirely, if it doesn't fit your needs. Debugging complex parsers can be a real nightmare. Boost.Parser makes it trivial to get a trace of your entire parse, with easy-to-read (and very verbose) indications of where each part of the trace is within the parse, the state of values produced by the parse, etc. Again, you don't need to write any code to make this happen — you just pass a parameter to parse(). Github: https://github.com/tzlaine/parser Docs https://tzlaine.github.io/parser — Marshall

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Review of Parser library scheduled
by Mateusz Loskot 17 Jan '24

17 Jan '24

Folk, Review of Zach Laine's Praser library has been scheduled [1] for February 19, 2024 - February 28, 2024 Big thanks to Marshall Clow for volunteering to be the review manager. [1] https://www.boost.org/community/review_schedule.html Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot on behalf of Boost Review Wizard

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