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## Boost Policies

> Mailing List Discussion Policy. What's acceptable and what isn't.

> Library Requirements and Guidelines. Basic standards for those preparing a submission.

> Guidelines for Libraries with Separate Source. Basic tutorial for libraries that require the building of a separate link library.

> Writing Documentation for Boost. Basic guidelines for writing documentation and templates for quickly generating documentation that follows the guidelines.

> Test Policies and Protocols. What tests must be in place for a Boost library.

> Library Submission Process. How to submit a library to Boost.

> Library Formal Review Process. Including how to submit a review comment.

> Header Policy. Headers are where a library contacts its users, so programming practices are particularly important.

> Library Reuse. Should Boost libraries use other boost libraries? What about the C++ Standard Library? It's another trade-off.

> Moderators. Who they are and what they do.

## Boost Whatever

> License Information Information about the Boost Software License.

> Bibliography Print and online publications relating to Boost and Boost libraries.

> Who's Using Boost? Products and organizations that are using Boost.

> Formal Review Schedule Future, current, and recently past Formal Reviews.

> Proposal for a C++ Library Repository Web Site The original 1998 proposal that launched Boost.

> How to report bugs Ways to report Boost bugs.

> How to request features Ways to request new library features.

## Articles and Papers

> Coding Guidelines for Integral Constant Expressions describes how to work through the maze of compiler related bugs surrounding this tricky topic.

Revised 13 March, 2008

© Copyright Beman Dawes 2003.

Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)