From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-12 15:23:01


Sebastian Redl wrote:
> Edward Diener wrote:
>> I would like to suggest that Boost have separate NGs for each
>> individual library. I also think, for each individual library, a
>> separate user and developer NG should exist.
>>
>> While this will lead to many more NGs, it will make it much easier for
>> users/developers to have concerns addressed for a particular Boost
>> library, and to have the implementor of that library address those
>> concerns. Also of course it will make it easier for people interested,
>> or working with, a particular Boost library, to go to the appropriate
>> NG to read about any issues brought up regarding that library.
> A developer list per library might make sense. However, a user list per
> library would, in my opinion (and experience from forums), mostly lead
> to misposted messages.

Boost users are better than you assume them to be. If there were
individual user library NGs I believe the vast majority of users would
follow that guideline to post to the appropriate NG.