+1

Side note: There is also a boost169 compat package.

I think boost169 is only meant for EPEL.

+1

One note: is a releng-managed build tag needed? Or is a self-managed side-tag enough?

+1

One note: is a releng-managed build tag needed? Or is a self-managed side-tag enough?

IMO it does not matter, the user side tags are not different from the releng-managed (except of the name).

+1

And :+1: for more up-to-date boost!

IMO it does not matter, the user side tags are not different from the releng-managed (except of the name).

I disagree. The releng-managed site tags skip bodhi, gating and problems like https://github.com/fedora-infra/bodhi/issues/4002

After 1 week, I count the vote as (+4,0,-0). Processing the change as approved.