--- In boost@[...].. , Ronald Garcia <rgarcia4@[...]..>  wrote:
> 
>  rather than using three or four letter acronyms, couldn't the
>  libraries be referred to as boost::python , or boost::thread .
>  perhaps that's not short enough, or the idea of having colons in the
>  name could be problematic (do search engines have problems with
>  colons?) if not less than aesthetically pleasing. Just a thought.

I had actually considered using B::TL or B:TL to avoid clashes with
outside libraries. This still leaves us with (possible) clashes
internally, but it's better. Your suggestion is a good alternative,
though it seems to convey a C++ namespace that doesn't exist.

Bill Kempf