11 Years of Boost at Conservancy
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Conservancy operates as a 501(c)(3) charity formed in 2006 and takes on fiscal sponsorship and back-office work for open‑source projects; Boost asks Conservancy to handle BoostCon finances (Boost formally joins mid‑2007) and to resolve licensing concerns because the Boost License is unconventional and scares some corporations. Conservancy also runs fundraising campaigns and helped Godot secure funding for three full‑time developers via Patreon, plus offers legal, licensing, and payment processing so projects can focus on code.
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- 0:00Start
- 2:14Boost: 3rd inquiry; 11th Member • Dave Abrahams asked us on 2006-08-06 if Boost could join • Boost joined in mid-2007 . The main request: be the fiscal agent for BoostCon (which evolved to C++ Now) . We've handled all the back-office support since Boostcon 2008.
- 2:51Historically. Boost only asked us to support the conference work. . We do a lot more for Boost and/or Open Source C++ . We already do a lot of other things for our other projects
- 3:36Handle legal & licensing issues we've done some for Boost Help raise money to fund development & infrastructure. Fund & coordinate internship/student programs Advise projects about what initiatives make sense.
- 4:36Conservancy is only USA charity providing turn-key Open Source project services. . We'd like to do more to advance not just Boost, but any Open-Source-related C++ initiative. • Come to lunchtime discussion tomorrow
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