We really need a section at the top of the page titled "What is Boost?" that covers something like the following:
I think you should go with the exact copy you wrote in this email. Bullet-point list is much easier to understand than a few paragraphs of marketing waffle. Darren
* Boost is a collection of C++ libraries - Free for any use - Extensively peer-reviewed - Extensively Tested
* When you download Boost, you get the whole collection
* There are some dependencies among libraries, but they are not tightly coupled
* There is a tool (bcp) for extracting the parts you want and their dependencies.
* Many boost libraries can be used just by putting the library collection's top directory in your #include path. Complete instructions for getting started are at: ___
* The important features of the Boost directory structure are: - boost - libs - more - tools (with rough descriptions of each)