samien
/
boost
mirror of https://github.com/boostorg/boost


			
							123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364365366367368369370371372373374375376377378379380381382383384385386387388389390391392393394395396397398399400401402403404405406407408
							<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">

<html>
<head>
  <title>Mailing Lists</title>
  <meta name="generator" content=
  "Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
  <meta name="generator" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
  <meta name="generator" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
  <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
  <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<style type="text/css">
@import ../boost.css
.first {
  margin-top: 0 }

.last {
  margin-bottom: 0 }

div.attention, div.caution, div.danger, div.error, div.hint,
div.important, div.note, div.tip, div.warning, div.admonition {
  margin: 2em ;
  border: medium outset ;
  padding: 1em }

div.attention p.admonition-title, div.caution p.admonition-title,
div.danger p.admonition-title, div.error p.admonition-title,
div.warning p.admonition-title {
  color: red ;
  font-weight: bold ;
  font-family: sans-serif }

div.hint p.admonition-title, div.important p.admonition-title,
div.note p.admonition-title, div.tip p.admonition-title,
div.admonition p.admonition-title {
  font-weight: bold ;
  font-family: sans-serif }
  </style>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
  <table summary="Navigational header"
	border="1" bgcolor="#007F7F" cellpadding="2">
    <tr>
      <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><img src="../boost.png" alt=
      "boost.png (6897 bytes)" width="277" height="86"></td>

      <td><a href="../index.htm"><font face="Arial" color=
      "#FFFFFF"><big>Home</big></font></a></td>

      <td><a href="../libs/libraries.htm"><font face="Arial" color=
      "#FFFFFF"><big>Libraries</big></font></a></td>

      <td><a href="../people/people.htm"><font face="Arial" color=
      "#FFFFFF"><big>People</big></font></a></td>

      <td><a href="faq.htm"><font face="Arial" color=
      "#FFFFFF"><big>FAQ</big></font></a></td>

      <td><a href="index.htm"><font face="Arial" color=
      "#FFFFFF"><big>More</big></font></a></td>
    </tr>
  </table>

  <h1>Boost Mailing Lists and other resources</h1>

  <p>The mailing lists are the heart of the Boost community.&nbsp; You may
  read the lists via full-content email, email digests, or via newsgroup
  reader.</p>

  <p>Hosting for the mailing lists is donated by the <a href=
  "http://www.osl.iu.edu/">Open Systems Lab at Indiana University</a>.</p>

  <p>Access to Boost mailing lists via newsgroup (NNTP) is contributed by
  <a href="http://www.gmane.org/">GMANE</a>.</p><a name="gmane_post" id=
  "gmane_post"></a><a name="important_notes" id="important_notes"></a>

  <div class="admonition-note admonition">
    <p class="first admonition-title">Before Posting</p>

    <p class="last">

    <b>Read the <a href="discussion_policy.htm">Discussion Policy and
    Guide to Effective Posting</a>.</b>&nbsp; Doing so will help you
    to ensure that your post is read by the people who can help you
    and received in the spirit in which it was intended.

<p>
    <b>Subscribe your posting address.</b>&nbsp; As an anti-spam
      measure, postings to most Boost mailing lists will only be
      accepted if the posting's "From:" header contains an email
      address that is subscribed to the list.&nbsp; If you try to post from
      an address that isn't subscribed, you will probably get a
      message that says:</p>

    <blockquote>
      <tt>You are not allowed to post to this mailing list, and your message
      has been automatically rejected. If you think that your messages are
      being rejected in error, contact the mailing list owner at</tt> <i>list
      administrator's email address</i>.
    </blockquote>If you need to post from multiple email addresses, you
    should subscribe each one separately.&nbsp; You can configure your subscription
    settings for any address to disable mail delivery via each mailing list's
    web interface.

    <p>Even postings made through the <a href=
    "http://www.gmane.org">GMane</a> news server need to be made from
    subscribed addresses because GMane simply forwards your postings
    on to the appropriate email list.&nbsp; Don't be fooled by GMane's
    authentication message that says "you are now authorized to post
    to this list" after you answer its autogenerated mail; only
    subscribed addresses may post.</p>

</div>

  <dl>
      <dt><a href="#users">Boost Users</a> list 

    <dt><a href="#main">Boost developers</a> list</dt>

    <dd>
      <dl>
        <dt><a href="#archive">Archives</a> for the Boost developers
        list</dt>
      </dl>
    </dd>

    <dt><a href="#announce">Boost Announce</a> list</dt>

    <dt><a href="#interest">Boost Interest</a> list</dt>

    <dt><a href="#projects">Project-Specific</a> lists</dt>

    <dd>
      <dl>
        <dt><a href="#jamboost">Boost.Build</a> list</dt>

        <dt><a href="#cplussig">Python C++-Sig</a> (for Boost.Python)</dt>

        <dt><a href="#langbinding">Language Binding</a> (for generalized C++
        bindings)</dt>

        <dt><a href="#spirit">Boost.Spirit</a> lists</dt>

        <dt><a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs">Boost.Documentation</a> list</dt>

        <dt><a href="#testing">Testing</a> list (about regression-testing the
        boost libraries, not for the Boost.Test library specifically)</dt>

        <dt><a href="#ublas">Boost.uBlas (numerics)</a> list</dt>

        <dt><a href="#thread">Boost.Thread</a> list</dt>
      </dl>
    </dd>

    <dt><a href="#sandbox">Boost Sandbox CVS</a></dt>

    <dt><a href="#IRC">#boost IRC channel</a></dt>
  </dl>

  <h2>Boost <a name="users" id="users">Users</a> mailing list (also available
  via newsgroup)</h2>

  <p>This list is oriented toward casual users of the Boost
  libraries.&nbsp;It is a good place to start if you are having
  trouble getting started with Boost or its individual libraries.  Feel
  free to post both "newbie" and more challenging questions, but
  please check first to see if there's an
  appropriate <a href="#projects">Project-Specific</a> list; you'll
  often get better answers in a forum dedicated to your problem
  area.&nbsp; This list is relatively
  low volume (less than 500 per month).&nbsp; Subscribe or unsubscribe
  at the <a href=
  "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-users">Boost Users list
  home page</a>.
</p>

  <p>For those who prefer to participate via an NNTP (<a name=
  "users_newsgroup" id="users_newsgroup">newsgroup</a>) interface, a gateway
  to the Boost Users mailing list is available at <a href=
  "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user">news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user</a>.
  You can also browse <a href=
  "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.user">Gmane's
  searchable archive</a>.</p>

  <h2><a name="main" id="main">Boost</a> developers mailing list (also
  available via newsgroup)</h2>

  <p>This is the main Boost mailing list.&nbsp; It is high volume (over 1000
  messages per month), very technical, and oriented toward Boost library
  developers. It is also read by many other members interested in watching
  the Boost library development process.&nbsp; Virtually all Boost decisions,
  major or minor, technical or otherwise, are reached via public discussion
  on this mailing list.&nbsp; It is where the formal reviews of proposed
  libraries take place. Subscribe or unsubscribe at <a href=
  "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost">http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost</a>.</p>

  <p>When we talk about the "members of Boost", we are talking about those
  signed up for this main mailing list.</p>

  <p>For those who prefer to participate via an NNTP (<a name="newsgroup" id=
  "newsgroup">newsgroup</a>) interface, a gateway to the Boost mailing list
  is available at <a href=
  "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel">news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel</a>.

  <p>Preliminary libraries under discussion are available from the <a href=
  "http://boost-consulting.com/vault/">Vault</a>.</p>

  <h3><a name="archive" id="archive">Archives</a> for Boost developers
  list</h3>

  <p>A <a href=
  "http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Browse/Threaded/boost/">searchable
  mailing list archive</a> has been generously contributed to the <a href=
  "http://aspn.activestate.com">ActiveState Programmer Network</a> by
  <a href="http://aspn.activestate.com">ActiveState Corporation</a>. <a href=
  "http://aspn.activestate.com"><img alt="ASPN logo" align="top" src=
  "http://www.activestate.com/img/ASPN_logo_smallest.gif" width="65" height=
  "20"></a><a href="http://www.activestate.com"><img alt="Active State logo"
	 align="top" src="http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/img/ASLogo_57x25.gif"
	 width="57" height= "25"></a></p>Other archives of Boost messages include the
	 <a href="http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel">Boost
  GMane NNTP Archive</a>, <a href=
  "http://www.mail-archive.com/boost%40lists.boost.org/">The Mail
  Archive</a>, <a
  href="http://archives.free.net.ph/list/boost.en.html">The Free
  Network Group</a>, and of course there is a Google search link for our <a href=
  "http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/">MailMan Archive</a> on
  <a href="../index.htm">our home page</a>.

  <h2>Boost <a name="announce" id="announce">Announce</a> mailing list</h2>

  <p>This is an announce-only list for notification of upcoming software
  releases and formal reviews of proposed libraries. One to three messages
  per month.&nbsp; Subscribe or unsubscribe at the <a href=
  "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-announce">Boost Announce
  list home page</a>.</p><a name="interest" id="interest"></a>

  <h2>Boost Interest Mailing List</h2>

  <p>This list is a moderated low-traffic announcement-only list of interest
  to the Boost community. On topic messages will include announcements of
  books, magazine articles, papers, talks, seminars, products, tools, events,
  or conferences on advanced uses of C++,
  generic/generative/meta-programming, and, of course, the Boost libraries.
  Off topic will be discussion of any kind and job postings. Subscribe or
  unsubscribe at the <a href=
  "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-interest">Boost-Interest
  home page</a>.</p>

  <h2><a name="projects" id="projects">Project-Specific lists</a></h2>Several
  mailing lists have been established for specific Boost projects:

  <dl>
    <dd>
      <h3><a name="jamboost" id="jamboost">Boost.Build</a>
      list</h3>The mailing list for the <a href=
      "../tools/build">Boost Build System</a> is located <a href=
      "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-build">here</a>. GMane provides
      <a href="news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build">NNTP
      access</a> and <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.build">Searchable
      Archives</a> as well. 

      <h3><a name="cplussig" id="cplussig">Python C++-Sig</a> (for
      Boost.Python)</h3>The <a href=
      "http://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/c++-sig/">Python C++-sig</a> is not
      strictly Boost-specific, but nearly all the traffic concerns <a href=
      "../libs/python">Boost.Python</a>. See also the <a href=
      "#langbinding">Language Binding</a> list below. GMane provides <a href=
      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.c%2b%2b">NNTP access</a> and
      <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.python.c%2b%2b">Searchable
      Archives</a> as well. There are also searchable archives at
      <a href=
      "http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Browse/Threaded/cpp-sig">ASPN</a>.

      <h3><a name="langbinding" id="langbinding">Language Binding</a></h3>The
      <a href=
      "http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-langbinding">Language
      Binding</a> list is for discussion of a generalized framework for
      binding C++ to other languages and systems based on the technology of
      <a href="../libs/python">Boost.Python</a> and <a href=
      "http://luabind.sourceforge.net/">Luabind</a>. The plan is to provide a
      single front-end for describing bindings with runtime-pluggable back
      ends for binding to specific languages. It is <b>highly recommended</b>
      that new subscribers read through the <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.langbinding">
      message history</a> <b>from the beginning</b> before posting; it will
      save time as much design progress has already been made. GMane provides
      <a href="news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.langbinding">NNTP
      access</a> and <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.langbinding">
      Searchable Archives</a> as well. 


      <h3><a name="spirit" id="spirit">Boost.Spirit</a> lists</h3>Spirit has
      two additional mailing lists. <a href=
      "https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spirit-general">Spirit-general</a>
      for Spirit users and <a href=
      "https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spirit-devel">Spirit-devel</a>
      for Spirit developers (open to anyone who wishes to hang out with
      Spirit coders). Both have <a href="http://www.gmane.org">GMane</a> NNTP
      access (<a href=
      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.general">Spirit-general</a>
      and <a href=
      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.devel">Spirit-devel</a>)
      with searchable archives ( <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.general">
      Spirit-general</a> and <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.devel">
      Spirit-devel</a>).


      <h3><a name="boostdocs" id="boostdocs">Boost.Documentation</a>
      list</h3>The SourceForge mailing list for the <a href=
      "../doc/html/boostbook.html">Boost Documentation System</a> is located <a href=
      "https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs">here</a>.
      GMane provides <a href=
      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">NNTP
      access</a> and <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">
      Searchable Archives</a> as well. 


      <h3><a name="ublas" id="ublas">uBLAS development</a> (ublas-dev)
      list</h3>A seperate user and developer mailing list for <a href=
      "../libs/numeric/ublas/doc/index.htm">Boost uBLAS</a> specific topics is
      located <a href="http://lists.boost.org/">here</a>.

      <h3><a name="thread" id="thread">Thread development</a> (threads-devel)
      list</h3>A seperate developer mailing list for <a href=
      "../libs/thread/doc/index.html">Boost Thread</a> specific topics is
      located
        <a href="http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/threads-devel">here</a>.
        <p><strong>Important: </strong>This mailing list is for the discussion of
          the specification and implementation of Boost.Threads only &mdash;
          questions regarding usage should be directed to the
          <a href="#users">Boost Users</a> list, or the main 
          <a href="#main">Boost developers</a> list.


      <p>GMane provides <a href=
      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.threads-devel">NNTP
      access</a> and <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.comp.lib.boost.threads-devel">
      Searchable Archives</a> as well. 


      <h3><a name="testing" id="testing">Testing</a> list</h3>

      <p>The setup, procedures and tools necessary for running Boost
      regression tests are discussed on <a href=
      "http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost-testing">this
      list</a>. The list main participants are regression runners - people
      who run Boost tests on a variety of compilers and platforms, and the
      maintainers of tools for collecting and processing test results.</p>

      <p><b>Important:</b> questions relevant to a wider audience, including
      questions about Boost.Test framework or test results for a particular
      library, should be posted to main development list.</p><a href=
      "news://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">NNTP
      access</a> and <a href=
      "http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.testing">Searchable
      Archives</a> are available on <a href="http://www.gmane.org">GMane</a>.
    </dd>
  </dl>

  <h2>Boost <a name="sandbox" id="sandbox">Sandbox</a> CVS</h2>

  <p>In addition to the main <a href="getting_started.html#CVS">Boost CVS
  repository</a>, a separate Sandbox CVS is available for Boost developers
  wishing to collaborate on projects prior to formal acceptance of a new
  library.&nbsp; Read-only access is available <a href=
  "http://boost.cvs.sourceforge.net/boost-sandbox/boost-sandbox/">
  via the web</a>, or via CVS client at:</p>

  <blockquote>
    <p>
    &nbsp;<code>:pserver:anonymous@boost-sandbox.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost-sandbox</code></p>
  </blockquote>

  <p><b>For write access</b> to the sandbox, contact the project admins
  listed on its <a href=
  "http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost-sandbox/">Sourceforge Project
  Page</a>.</p>

  <h2>#boost <a name="IRC" id="IRC">IRC</a> channel</h2>

  <p>In addition to the mailing lists presented above, a #boost IRC channel on
  <a href="http://freenode.net">freenode</a> is frequented by some boost users.
  As usual with IRC channels, one should not necessarily expect that his questions
  will be answered. The channel is not moderated.</p>
  <hr>

  <p>Revised 
    <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y"
    startspan -->11 December, 2006<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan
    i-checksum="39365" --></p>

  <p>Copyright Beman Dawes and David Abrahams 2001-2005</p>

  <p>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
     accompanying file <a href="../LICENSE_1_0.txt">LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> or copy
     at <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>)</p>
</body>
</html>