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| author | Beman Dawes <bdawes@acm.org> | 2005-07-07 19:32:44 +0000 |
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| committer | Beman Dawes <bdawes@acm.org> | 2005-07-07 19:32:44 +0000 |
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Apply Dave Abrahams editorial suggestions
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@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ <div class="section-body"> <div class="section-body-0"> <div class="section-body-1"> - <p>The Boost web site provides free peer-reviewed portable + <p>Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.</p> - <p>The emphasis is on libraries which work well with the - C++ Standard Library. The libraries are intended to be - widely useful, and usable by thousands of programmers + <p>We emphasize libraries that work well with the + C++ Standard Library. Boost libraries are intended to be + widely useful, and usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The <a href= "more/license_info.html">Boost license</a> encourages both commercial and non-commercial use.</p> - <p>A further goal is to establish "existing practice" and + <p>We aim to establish "existing practice" and provide reference implementations so that Boost libraries are suitable for eventual standardization. Ten Boost libraries are already included in the <a href= @@ -55,23 +55,21 @@ TR2</a>.</p> <p class="faq"><span class="faq-question">Getting - started.</span> <span class="faq-answer">You can <a href= - "more/getting_started.html">download, build, and - install</a> the latest Boost release from <a href= - "http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=8041"> - SourceForge</a>. Popular Linux and Unix distributions such + started:</span> <span class="faq-answer">Follow the <a href= + "more/getting_started.html">Getting Started Guide</a> + to download and install Boost. Popular Linux and Unix distributions such as <a href="http://fedora.redhat.com/">Fedora</a>, <a href= "http://www.debian.org/">Debian</a>, and <a href= - "http://www.netbsd.org/">NetBSD</a> also include pre-built - Boost packages. Or Boost may already be available on your + "http://www.netbsd.org/">NetBSD</a> include pre-built + Boost packages. Boost may already be available on your organization's internal web server.</span></p> <p class="faq"><span class= - "faq-question">Background.</span> <span class= - "faq-answer">The <a href="more/background.html">background - information page</a> has introductory material that may be - of interest to managers wondering if their organization - should use Boost.</span></p> + "faq-question">Background:</span> <span class= + "faq-answer">The <a href="more/background.html">Background + Information page</a> has introductory material to help + those educating their organization + about Boost.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> |