1Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
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3The emphasis is on libraries that work well with the C++ Standard
4Library. Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable
5across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages
6both commercial and non-commercial use.
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8The goal is to establish "existing practice" and provide reference
9implementations so that Boost libraries are suitable for eventual
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16NOTE: This package does not contain Boost.Python, it's in
17devel/boost-python-libs.
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