[boost] Re: Draft of new Boost Software License

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-08 13:23:20

Alexander Terekhov <terekhov_at_[hidden]> writes:

>>                                     Unless you are prepared to depart
>> from your usual "hint-dropping" style and explain why you think CPL is
>> better than what we're considering, I think it's probably going to
>> remain... wherever it is that droppings end up.
>
> Sorry, I really can't explain it better than
>
> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-cplfaq.html

Since that faq has no entries comparing CPL to the proposed Boost
license text or explaining why Alexander Terekhov considers CPL
better, it doesn't even begin to address the question.  I'm fairly
certain that you could do a little bit better than that with only a
small effort.

> regards,
> alexander.
>
> P.S. http://ntxshape.sourceforge.net/opensource.html

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Dave Abrahams
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