, the four new
			class names were finalized, it was decided that there was no need to exactly
			follow the <b>std::auto_ptr</b> interface, and various function signatures and
			semantics were finalized.</p>
		<p>Over the next three months, several implementations were considered for <b>shared_ptr</b>,
			and discussed on the <a href="http://www.boost.org">boost.org</a> mailing list.
			The implementation questions revolved around the reference count which must be
			kept, either attached to the pointed t