Re: [boost] License update for FAQ?

From: Valentin Bonnard (Bonnard.V_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-10-10 12:54:44

Please don't send html messages.

Chris Little wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Beman Dawes [mailto:beman_at_[hidden]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 10:54 AM
> > To: Boost.org mailing list
> > Subject: [boost] License update for FAQ?
> >
> 
> [SNIP}
> 
> > The zlib/libpng license
> > (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/zlib-license.html) is one
> > example of an
> > "open source" license which would be acceptable to Boost.
> 
> I don't think we should make out FAQ entry dependent on a third-party
> document that might change without us being aware of the change.  If
> you really want to use the zlib/libpng license as an example we should
> get permission to post a copy on the boost site, date the copy and
> provide a link to the original.

I hope that such a ridiculously short document isn't covered by 
copyright. (I know that more complex licenses, such as the GPL, 
are.)

I don't even know where the link to the original should point.

-- 
Valentin Bonnard