[boost] Re: Boost as charity-ware

From: Gennaro Prota (gennaro_prota_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-19 16:35:14

On Sun, 19 Jan 2003 15:19:15 -0600, Rene Rivera
<grafik666_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>[2003-01-19] Gennaro Prota wrote:
>
>>I would *love* to see boost becoming a charity-ware collection of
>>libraries. 
>
>Why?

What a question! Because that would mean making good deeds.

>>The idea is that we choose a list of associations and
>>bodies, and set up a mechanism, through the boost site or another
>>site, where download is possible only by making a donation to one of
>>the associations. That would be the only condition and the software
>>would be of course free to use, copy and modify.
>
>If it's "free to use, copy and modify" isn't requiring payment
>contradictory?

Shrug. Ok, maybe I should be contented with just "encouraging" a
donation :-/

Genny.