[boost] Re: Draft of new Boost Software License

From: Bertolt Mildner (Bertolt.Mildner_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-04 09:25:00

> 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.
> 
> The exact wording of the "See ... for license ..." is yet to be decided. We 
> will follow the lawyers advice, in any case.

I would highly recommend to have a version number for the license and include it in the source files!

Even if you do not intend to change the boost license, you might be forced to do so by a change of the legal situation somewhere in the future.

Bertolt