[Boost-users] equals() from boost/algorithm/string.hpp in top namespace?

Hi, Why is equals() in the top namespace in 1.33.1? #include <boost/algorithm/string.hpp> #include <boost/array.hpp> int main() { boost::array<char, 4> a = { 1, 2, 3, 4 }; equals(a, a); return 0; }