Re: [boost] Corporate legal department reaction to Boost license

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-16 00:05:06

----- Original Message -----
From: "Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]>

>  >Here's a concrete suggestion for more/license.html:
>  >
>  >// (C) Copyright David Abrahams 2000. Permission to copy, use,
>  >// modify, sell and distribute this software is granted provided this
>  >// copyright notice appears in all copies. This software is provided
>  >// "as is" without express or implied warranty, and with no claim as
>  >// to its suitability for any purpose.
>  >
>  >
>  >We would phase this in gradually by encouraging developers to
>  >switch to this license in their source code.  However, authors
>  >must change their code themselves.  There won't be a big, centralized
>  >change-over.
>
> This really seems like a sensible suggestion to me.  We can work on the
> details of the wording, but the basic approach of having a single "usual"
> license, allowing other licences (assuming they meet our normal criteria),
> and having a gradual transition all seem like good ideas to me.
>

Me, too. Of course, more/license.html probably shouldn't include my name ;-)

-Dave