Re: [boost] Request for license review

From: Jens Maurer (Jens.Maurer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-16 14:34:06

wb_at_[hidden] wrote:
> My employer, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, has for years made
> its software available under a licensing program known locally as
> Fermitools.  The most recent legal details of this are available at
>     http://fermitools.fnal.gov/about/terms.html

For me, it's on the edge for the following particular item of the
boost license requirements:

> Must be simple to read and understand.

Regarding the "include README file" requirement, besides the practical
problems, it appears that this would violate the following item of the
boost license requirements.

> Must not require that the license appear with executables or other  binary uses of the library.

Jens Maurer