From: "Yuval Ronen"
Any chance of hearing from the official booster on these matters?
Gennadiy Rozental:
If you mean original author of lexical_cast, I wouln't count on it. Kevlin is rare guest here. As for "official" part: you are as official as anybody else.
Does that mean that I can obtain access to the boost CVS with write permissions and start making changes?
Yes, if there's a good reason for it, such as if you have a library that has been accepted into Boost, or is helping maintaining one of them.
I hope that the boost code is a bit better protected. If any hooligan like myself can come and make changes to fit his desires, then it sounds weird...
You first need to get permission. :) That typically also means that at least someone among admin, or other boosters, knows you well enough to think you're not a "hooligan". Also, I think anyone starting to screw up the CVS will see their write permission revoked faster than you can say "commit". :) Any files "deleted" may always be brought back, for example. I think you'll find that the Boost library is in good hands.
Or in a more humoristic note: "I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member" (Groucho Marx of course, inaccurate quote)
:) Regards, Terje