Re: Boost.Text Unicode licence issues

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-08-24 19:46:28

On 2020-08-24 22:40, Zach Laine via Boost wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 2:31 PM Andrey Semashev via Boost
> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> On 2020-08-24 21:24, Peter Dimov via Boost wrote:
>>> Andrey Semashev wrote:
>>>
>>>> But if it indeed means binary form as well then, alas, no Unicode in
>>>> Boost.
>>>
>>> It does, but I'm pretty sure the Unicode consortium isn't going to go
>>> after us for this specific use (using the data files to generate code
>>> that is necessary to implement the functionality specified in the
>>> standard.)
>>
>> It doesn't matter how likely it is. This isn't just about us, but also
>> about our users.
>>
>> One other option would be to ask Unicode Inc. for a permission to use
>> Unicode data in binary form without the requirement to present the license.
> 
> Why is this suddenly a problem if Boost.Spirit has been doing it for years?

Because apparently noone knew they were doing this. It may well become a 
problem of Boost.Spirit now.

Personally, I'm still not sure there is a license incompatibility, until 
a lawyer comments.