Chuck Allison wrote:
Jeff Flinn wrote:
Has William reappeared?
Actually, I haven't heard from him for a while. This is not the final list. I will soon do a final query of those who want their names to remain on the Editorial Board (and of course, others can be added). The list I sent contains those who have participated in the forming of The C++ Source since last October. You might want to ping him with a private message.
I should add here that I forgot to mention in my original post that for now, contributing to The C++ Source is a "labor of love". None of us are getting paid. As we get sufficient advertising, we will share the wealth. We are starting small, but I predict a gradual swelling until this becomes a mainstay for the majority of C++ developers. Someone has suggested a subscription basis, but with today's Internet culture, I think we'll do the most good if we keep it free. That can change, but for now, that's the way it is. After all, Boosters are very familiar with this model :-).
I suggested a subscription basis, to which I would personally pay in the range $20-40 a year. I would much rather pay for anything than submit to advertising, and all that it entails, in any form. Gee, I am glad every programmer is doing so well under Bush-onomics, that they never need to be paid for what they do. That certainly has not been happening in the area of the US in which I live, but I am willing to believe the rest of the country is much better. I am very appreciative of Boost being free, make no mistake about, and I see great things being done on SourceForge and amidst programming communities contributing free code to others. But I am sure glad myself I am not starting out in the programming world as a young man at this time. I can hardly feed my own face, much less a family, so if I were starting out again I would throw up my hands in despair, or consider life as a monk on Mt. Athos as being just as good a solution <g> . Good luck on your C++ Zine.