Re: [boost] Re: Draft of new Boost Software License

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-29 19:35:26

At 11:56 AM 6/28/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
 >Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:
 >
 >> At 01:26 PM 6/27/2003, Alisdair Meredith wrote:
 >>
 >>  >Plus, not all PCs with Boost distributions are going to have Internet
 >>  >connections.  In these cases you really do need to include the 
license
 >>  >with the distribution.  [Especially as you are binding distribution 
of
 >>  >the license as a requirement (in appropriate circumstances)]
 >>
 >> Yes, the link should certainly reference the license included in the
 >> distribution. But there needs to be a backup link to the web site so
 >> if the file gets separated from the distribution, there is still a way
 >> to reach the license, docs, etc.
 >
 >This is starting to get complicated.

Remains to be seen. Maybe the message that has to be added is as simple as:

   //  See accompanying license for terms and conditions of use.

Let's see what the lawyers say before worrying too much about what may be a 
non-issue.

--Beman