Re: [boost] boost organization and installation

From: William E. Kempf (williamkempf_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-02 16:53:36

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William E. Kempf" <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>
> > OK, let me make this a bit more of an official request.  If anyone is
> > interested in volunteering for this effort send me a private e-mail.
> Once I
> > have, let's say at least 5, committed volunteers I'll start the effort
> of
> > creating and coordinating the needed community.
>
> I don't know whether you want to count me as a volunteer or not. I'm
> willing to handle things from the Boost.Build end at some workable pace.
> I don't think I can invest anything in other systems, except at the
> integration boundary (e.g. if autotools builds Jam and calls it to build
> boost).

I'd hope that every developer with a current Boost library would be willing
to volunteer to at least help with input here, and possibly to committing to
some (minor) changes to procedures and/or code.  I'm also glad you're
volunteering to help from the Boost.Build end of things.  But I won't count
you as a volunteer for the actual effort here, since I know how busy you
are.  What I think we really need are volunteers from the user community,
though I won't turn down any current Boost developers who think they have
the time and experience to help out here.

In any event, since I hope that we get volunteers from the user community,
I'm CC:ing this to the Boost Users list.  Anyone interested in helping out
in this effort should e-mail me privately.

Bill Kempf