RE: [boost] Draft of new Boost Software License

From: Paul Mensonides (pmenso57_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-25 14:49:40

> My preference is for there to be a single license file in the
> boost root 
> directory, and each file covered include a link. So a source 
> code file 
> might contain something like:
> 
> //  (C) Jane Programmer, 2003
> //
> //   See www.boost.org/license for license terms and conditions
> //
> //   See www.boost.org/libs/janes-lib for documentation
> 
> I'm not sure everyone agrees with that approach - part of the
> reason for 
> discussion is to finalize that.

I agree.  Repetition in source code is, at best, annoying.  Even if it
is only in a license comment and not the code itself.  Having the
license in the file itself also...

[sorry, sent too soon]

...makes the text subject to tools like "find" and "replace" which can
alter copyright and is undetectable by the compilation process.

Regards,
Paul Mensonides