29 Jun
2020
29 Jun
'20
10:49 a.m.
Vinnie Falco wrote:
My point is that the technical discussions (including the formal reviews) on the mailing list are a wonderful resource that casual observers have no way to see because it is locked up behind a mailing list. Boost can't leverage these discussions by linking to them in a news feed, highlighting popular discussions, attaching flair based on their participation, and so on and so forth. Imagine if StackOverflow was a mailing list instead.
The purpose of this mailing list is to coordinate and aid Boost development, not to be Stack Overflow. This is not something unique to Boost; most open source projects use mailing lists for that. If you want Stack Overflow, you know where to find it.