On 10/3/06, Caleb Epstein <caleb.epstein@gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/2/06, Roland Schwarz <roland.schwarz@chello.at> wrote:
?? Which update? AFAIK there is no such channel yet.
Not officially, no, but it does exist.
Yup, and I've been hanging out there for some time too the past couple of days. I guess some online socialization in almost real time for some of us would be great... Though I think the time zones are getting in the way. *Waves "Mabuhay" From the Philippines GMT +8*
The channel is officially unofficial, but it might be nice if the Powers That Be gave it their blessing as the official Boost IRC channel, for whatever that was worth.
Sounds like a good idea to me too. :)
I don't think anyone expects Dave A., Robert, Rene, et al. to sit on IRC all day answering people's questions, but there are some smart, helpful folks in #boost and the conversation is generally on-topic.
Although that would be fun. But alas, time differences are a factor, and as much as I would like to be able to chat with the people in the Boost community, at 5:00AM from where I'm at I think I'll take the sleep (or do some of the work that needs to be done). :D
I think it would be nice if Boost.org pointed to the IRC channel so that those who were so inclined could go there for help or discussion that is generally more immediate than what email can provide.
I don't mean to sound condescending, but if you needed real time assistance, then you might be needing a consultant -- or a helpdesk. I generally think IRC is more for the socialization and "logged meetings" than really any real form of "online help". Although that might just be me. :-) -- Dean Michael C. Berris C++ Software Architect Orange and Bronze Software Labs, Ltd. Co. web: http://software.orangeandbronze.com/ email: dean@orangeandbronze.com mobile: +63 928 7291459 phone: +63 2 8943415 other: +1 408 4049532 blogs: http://mikhailberis.blogspot.com http://3w-agility.blogspot.com http://cplusplus-soup.blogspot.com