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Subject: Re: [boost] What happens when a Boost library is unmaintained?
From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-02 05:15:00
> suppose that an accepted and officially distributed Boost library has
> become unmaintained, meaning that
>
> a) the code is not developed any further,
>
> b) reported bugs are not fixed, confirmed, or otherwise responded
> to, and
>
> c) questions on the mailing list aren't answered,
>
> then what is the procedure to deal with that situation?
Complain :-)
Basically we would need a volunteer to take over if attempts to contact the
original author fail,
John.