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65  <h1>Boost Mailing Lists and other resources</h1>
66
67  <p>The mailing lists are the heart of the Boost community.&nbsp; You may
68  read the lists via full-content email, email digests, or via newsgroup
69  reader.</p>
70
71  <p>Hosting for the mailing lists is donated by the <a href=
72  "http://www.osl.iu.edu/">Open Systems Lab at Indiana University</a>.</p>
73
74  <p>Access to Boost mailing lists via newsgroup (NNTP) is contributed by
75  <a href="http://www.gmane.org/">GMANE</a>.</p><a name="gmane_post" id=
76  "gmane_post"></a><a name="important notes" id="important_notes"></a>
77
78  <div class="admonition-note admonition">
79    <p class="first admonition-title">Before Posting</p>
80
81    <p class="last">
82
83    <b>Read the <a href="discussion_policy.htm">Discussion Policy and
84    Guide to Effective Posting</a>.</b>&nbsp; Doing so will help you
85    to ensure that your post is read by the people who can help you
86    and received in the spirit in which it was intended.
87
88<p>
89    <b>Subscribe your posting address.</b>&nbsp; As an anti-spam
90      measure, postings to most Boost mailing lists will only be
91      accepted if the posting's "From:" header contains an email
92      address that is subscribed to the list.&nbsp; If you try to post from
93      an address that isn't subscribed, you will probably get a
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95
96    <blockquote>
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103    settings for any address to disable mail delivery via each mailing list's
104    web interface.
105
106    <p>Even postings made through the <a href=
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108    subscribed addresses because GMane simply forwards your postings
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112    subscribed addresses may post.</p>
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115
116  <dl>
117      <dt><a href="#users">Boost Users</a> list
118
119    <dt><a href="#main">Boost developers</a> list</dt>
120
121    <dd>
122      <dl>
123        <dt><a href="#archive">Archives</a> for the Boost developers
124        list</dt>
125      </dl>
126    </dd>
127
128    <dt><a href="#announce">Boost Announce</a> list</dt>
129
130    <dt><a href="#interest">Boost Interest</a> list</dt>
131
132    <dt><a href="#projects">Project-Specific</a> lists</dt>
133
134    <dd>
135      <dl>
136        <dt><a href="#jamboost">Boost.Build</a> list</dt>
137
138        <dt><a href="#cplussig">Python C++-Sig</a> (for Boost.Python)</dt>
139
140        <dt><a href="#langbinding">Language Binding</a> (for generalized C++
141        bindings)</dt>
142
143        <dt><a href="#spirit">Boost.Spirit</a> lists</dt>
144
145        <dt><a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs">Boost.Documentation</a> list</dt>
146
147        <dt><a href="#testing">Testing</a> list (about regression-testing the
148        boost libraries, not for the Boost.Test library specifically)</dt>
149
150        <dt><a href="#ublas">Boost.uBlas (numerics)</a> list</dt>
151      </dl>
152    </dd>
153
154    <dt><a href="#sandbox">Boost Sandbox CVS</a></dt>
155  </dl>
156
157  <h2>Boost <a name="users" id="users">Users</a> mailing list (also available
158  via newsgroup)</h2>
159
160  <p>This list is oriented toward casual users of the Boost
161  libraries.&nbsp;It is a good place to start if you are having
162  trouble getting started with Boost or its individual libraries.  Feel
163  free to post both "newbie" and more challenging questions, but
164  please check first to see if there's an
165  appropriate <a href="#projects">Project-Specific</a> list; you'll
166  often get better answers in a forum dedicated to your problem
167  area.&nbsp; This list is relatively
168  low volume (less than 500 per month).&nbsp; Subscribe or unsubscribe
169  at the <a href=
170  "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users">Boost Users list
171  home page</a>.
172</p>
173
174  <p>For those who prefer to participate via an NNTP (<a name=
175  "users_newsgroup" id="users_newsgroup">newsgroup</a>) interface, a gateway
176  to the Boost Users mailing list is available at <a href=
177  "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user">news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user</a>.
178  You can also browse <a href=
179  "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.user">Gmane's
180  searchable archive</a>.</p>
181
182  <h2><a name="main" id="main">Boost</a> developers mailing list (also
183  available via newsgroup)</h2>
184
185  <p>This is the main Boost mailing list.&nbsp; It is high volume (over 1000
186  messages per month), very technical, and oriented toward Boost library
187  developers. It is also read by many other members interested in watching
188  the Boost library development process.&nbsp; Virtually all Boost decisions,
189  major or minor, technical or otherwise, are reached via public discussion
190  on this mailing list.&nbsp; It is where the formal reviews of proposed
191  libraries take place. Subscribe or unsubscribe at <a href=
192  "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost">http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost</a>.</p>
193
194  <p>When we talk about the "members of Boost", we are talking about those
195  signed up for this main mailing list.</p>
196
197  <p>For those who prefer to participate via an NNTP (<a name="newsgroup" id=
198  "newsgroup">newsgroup</a>) interface, a gateway to the Boost mailing list
199  is available at <a href=
200  "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel">news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel</a>.
201
202  <p>Preliminary libraries under discussion are available from the <a href=
203  "http://boost-consulting.com/vault/">Vault</a>.</p>
204
205  <h3><a name="archive" id="archive">Archives</a> for Boost developers
206  list</h3>
207
208  <p>A <a href=
209  "http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Browse/Threaded/boost/">searchable
210  mailing list archive</a> has been generously contributed to the <a href=
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222  "http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/">MailMan Archive</a> on
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224
225  <h2>Boost <a name="announce" id="announce">Announce</a> mailing list</h2>
226
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228  releases and formal reviews of proposed libraries. One to three messages
229  per month.&nbsp; Subscribe or unsubscribe at the <a href=
230  "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-announce">Boost Announce
231  list home page</a>.</p><a name="interest" id="interest"></a>
232
233  <h2>Boost Interest Mailing List</h2>
234
235  <p>This list is a moderated low-traffic announcement-only list of interest
236  to the Boost community. On topic messages will include announcements of
237  books, magazine articles, papers, talks, seminars, products, tools, events,
238  or conferences on advanced uses of C++,
239  generic/generative/meta-programming, and, of course, the Boost libraries.
240  Off topic will be discussion of any kind and job postings. Subscribe or
241  unsubscribe at the <a href=
242  "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-interest">Boost-Interest
243  home page</a>.</p>
244
245  <h2><a name="projects" id="projects">Project-Specific lists</a></h2>Several
246  mailing lists have been established for specific Boost projects:
247
248  <dl>
249    <dd>
250      <h3><a name="jamboost" id="jamboost">Boost.Build</a>
251      list</h3>The mailing list for the <a href=
252      "../tools/build">Boost Build System</a> is located <a href=
253      "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-build">here</a>. GMane provides
254      <a href="news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build">NNTP
255      access</a> and <a href=
256      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.build">Searchable
257      Archives</a> as well.
258
259      <h3><a name="cplussig" id="cplussig">Python C++-Sig</a> (for
260      Boost.Python)</h3>The <a href=
261      "http://www.python.org/sigs/c++-sig/">Python C++-sig</a> is not
262      strictly Boost-specific, but nearly all the traffic concerns <a href=
263      "../libs/python">Boost.Python</a>. See also the <a href=
264      "#langbinding">Language Binding</a> list below. GMane provides <a href=
265      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.c%2b%2b">NNTP access</a> and
266      <a href=
267      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.python.c%2b%2b">Searchable
268      Archives</a> as well. There are also searchable archives at
269      <a href=
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271
272      <h3><a name="langbinding" id="langbinding">Language Binding</a></h3>The
273      <a href=
274      "http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-langbinding">Language
275      Binding</a> list is for discussion of a generalized framework for
276      binding C++ to other languages and systems based on the technology of
277      <a href="../libs/python">Boost.Python</a> and <a href=
278      "http://luabind.sourceforge.net/">Luabind</a>. The plan is to provide a
279      single front-end for describing bindings with runtime-pluggable back
280      ends for binding to specific languages. It is <b>highly recommended</b>
281      that new subscribers read through the <a href=
282      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.langbinding">
283      message history</a> <b>from the beginning</b> before posting; it will
284      save time as much design progress has already been made. GMane provides
285      <a href="news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.langbinding">NNTP
286      access</a> and <a href=
287      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.langbinding">
288      Searchable Archives</a> as well.
289
290
291      <h3><a name="spirit" id="spirit">Boost.Spirit</a> lists</h3>Spirit has
292      two additional mailing lists. <a href=
293      "https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spirit-general">Spirit-general</a>
294      for Spirit users and <a href=
295      "https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spirit-devel">Spirit-devel</a>
296      for Spirit developers (open to anyone who wishes to hang out with
297      Spirit coders). Both have <a href="http://www.gmane.org">GMane</a> NNTP
298      access (<a href=
299      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.general">Spirit-general</a>
300      and <a href=
301      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.devel">Spirit-devel</a>)
302      with searchable archives ( <a href=
303      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.general">
304      Spirit-general</a> and <a href=
305      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.devel">
306      Spirit-devel</a>).
307
308
309      <h3><a name="boostdocs" id="boostdocs">Boost.Documentation</a>
310      list</h3>The SourceForge mailing list for the <a href=
311      "../doc/html/boostbook.html">Boost Documentation System</a> is located <a href=
312      "https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs">here</a>.
313      GMane provides <a href=
314      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">NNTP
315      access</a> and <a href=
316      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">
317      Searchable Archives</a> as well.
318
319
320      <h3><a name="ublas" id="ublas">uBLAS development</a> (ublas-dev)
321      list</h3>A seperate user and developer mailing list for <a href=
322      "../libs/numeric/ublas/doc/index.htm">Boost uBLAS</a> specific topics is
323      located <a href="http://lists.boost.org/">here</a>.
324
325      <h3><a name="testing" id="testing">Testing</a> list</h3>
326
327      <p>The setup, procedures and tools necessary for running Boost
328      regression tests are discussed on <a href=
329      "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-testing">this
330      list</a>. The list main participants are regression runners - people
331      who run Boost tests on a variety of compilers and platforms, and the
332      maintainers of tools for collecting and processing test results.</p>
333
334      <p><b>Important:</b> questions relevant to a wider audience, including
335      questions about Boost.Test framework or test results for a particular
336      library, should be posted to main development list.</p><a href=
337      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">NNTP
338      access</a> and <a href=
339      "http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.testing">Searchable
340      Archives</a> are available on <a href="http://www.gmane.org">GMane</a>.
341    </dd>
342  </dl>
343
344  <h2>Boost <a name="sandbox" id="sandbox">Sandbox</a> CVS</h2>
345
346  <p>In addition to the main <a href="getting_started.html#CVS">Boost CVS
347  repository</a>, a separate Sandbox CVS is available for Boost developers
348  wishing to collaborate on projects prior to formal acceptance of a new
349  library.&nbsp; Read-only access is available <a href=
350  "http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/boost-sandbox/boost-sandbox/">
351  via the web</a>, or via CVS client at:</p>
352
353  <blockquote>
354    <p>
355    &nbsp;<code>:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost-sandbox</code></p>
356  </blockquote>
357
358  <p><b>For write access</b> to the sandbox, contact the project admins
359  listed on its <a href=
360  "http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost-sandbox/">Sourceforge Project
361  Page</a>.</p>
362  <hr>
363
364  <p>Revised
365    <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y"
366    startspan -->04 December, 2005<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan
367    i-checksum="39365" --></p>
368
369  <p>Copyright Beman Dawes and David Abrahams 2001-2005</p>
370
371  <p>Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the Boost Software
372  License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file <a href=
373  "../LICENSE_1_0.txt">LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> or copy at <a href=
374  "http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>)</p>
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