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@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ accepted by the C++ committee for future standardization. Having a library
accepted by Boost is
one way to establish existing practice.</p>
<p><b>Where does the name &quot;Boost&quot; come from?</b> Boost began with
Robert Klarer and I fantasizing about a new library effort over dinner at a C++
committee meeting in Sofia Antipolis, France. Robert mentioned that Herb Sutter
was working on a spoof proposal for a new language named Booze, which was
supposed to be better than Java. Somehow that kicked off the idea of
&quot;Boost&quot; as a name. We'd probably had a couple of glasses of good
French wine at that point. It was just a working name, but no one ever came up
with a replacement. (Beman Dawes)</p>
<p><b>Is the web site a commercial business?</b> No. It is just some people getting together
as a kind of cyberspace civic association. If it ever needs to incorporate, it would be as
non-profit organization.</p>
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