[Boost-users] TCP boost server, but non-boost client

Hi, I have a server which provides configuration to different clients. This server uses boost's serialization to serialize the C++ configuration objects. Some of my clients don't want to use boost for the (de-)serialization work. Will this cause any issues? Can any client deserialize the data serialized by a boost-using entity? What are the things that I need to take care of? I did read somewhere that boost serialization should be portable (I wonder if it means the same). All help appreciated. Regards, - Ben