IMHO the safest path is to make sure the status of a library is clearly flagged * on the Boost web site * on the github repo (readme and contribution guide?) More over a cleat path for potential new maintainers should be clear. Users, including other boost libraries, then can decide whether to take a risk of using a library with basically no support (personally I would not). On Wed, 21 Oct 2026 at 02:00, <boost-request@lists.boost.org> wrote:

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1. Re: Unmaintained libraries: a tentative list (Jason Rice) (Jason Rice)

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Regarding Boost.Hana, I was given Collaborator status by the original author which I think he implied it as an honorary role. I would be willing to maintain it if he gave explicit permission to do so.

I would be especially interested, if it meant allowing to move to C++26 when reflection arrives. Its interface involves functional programming concepts rooted in category theory which make it interesting and relevant, but compile times can be untenably slow for non-trivial use.

On a more general note, perhaps libraries that would be otherwise removed could be allowed to be updated possibly with breaking changes to require newer versions of the standard so they have value and continued interest from collaborators or potential collaborators.

Jason Rice

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