[boost] Re: Draft of new Boost Software License

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-25 20:55:25

"Andreas Huber" <ah2003_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Beman,
>
> Thanks for your work on this. Looks good to me. One minor thing:
>
>> No change from the current status. If your project does not
>> redistribute Boost source code, you don't have to redistribute the
>> license, regardless of how much non-Boost source code is
>> redistributed.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>
> What about html files? Are they considered to be under the "the
> Software" umbrella? Html or any other form of electronic
> documentation can be seen as software but you could just as well
> argue that it's only data (which AFAICT would not fall under the
> license then).
>
> BTW, I (German mother-tongue) agree with Rene that the long
> sentences are a bit difficult to grasp. However, I don't care that
> much as long as it's legally bullet-proof.

Nothing is legally bullet-proof.  People should not have illusions
about that.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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